{"id":156330,"date":"2025-03-24T22:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/he-conducted-most-credible-election-inec-chairman-calls-for-posthumous-honour-on-nwosu"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:55:38","slug":"he-conducted-most-credible-election-inec-chairman-calls-for-posthumous-honour-on-nwosu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/he-conducted-most-credible-election-inec-chairman-calls-for-posthumous-honour-on-nwosu","title":{"rendered":"He conducted most credible election \u2013 INEC chairman calls for posthumous honour on Nwosu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has delivered a tribute to late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the seventh Chairman of Nigeria\u2019s national electoral body.<\/p>\n<p>Nwosu passed away in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday, Yakubu also called for a posthumous recognition for Nwosu.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the gathering, which included Nwosu\u2019s family members, friends and colleagues, Yakubu emphasized the significant contributions of the late professor to Nigeria\u2019s democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>The INEC chairman pointed out that Nwosu\u2019s tenure from 1989 to 1993 is a period marked by innovative electoral reforms, notably the introduction of the Option A4 voting system and the Open Ballot System.<\/p>\n<p>He hailed the former INEC boss for conducting the 1993 presidential election, now widely regarded as one of the freest and fairest poll in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu remarked, \u201cProfessor Nwosu did his best which was not always appreciated by many, including those who appointed him under an infinite transition from military rule to democracy which ended in the annulment of the presidential election held in 1993.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that, over time, the 1993 election conducted under Nwosu\u2019s leadership has come to be celebrated as one of Nigeria\u2019s most credible electoral exercises.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the accolades accorded to the presumed winner of the 1993 election, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, who was posthumously awarded the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, in June 2018, Nwosu\u2019s pivotal role has not been similarly honored.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu pointed out, \u201cThe electoral commission that conducted the election which was personified by Professor Nwosu received only a muffled commendation as if no one conducted the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In light of this oversight, Yakubu advocated that the appropriate authorities should confer a posthumous national honor on Nwosu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has delivered a tribute to late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the seventh Chairman of Nigeria\u2019s national electoral body. Nwosu passed away in October 2024. Speaking at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday, Yakubu also called for a posthumous recognition for Nwosu. 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