Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Igbo socio-cultural
organisation, has commended President Bola Tinubu for posthumously honouring
the late Humphrey Nwosu, former chairman of the defunct National Electoral
Commission (NEC).
Nwosu, who conducted the annulled June 12, 1993,
presidential election, died in a US hospital on October 24, 2024.
On March 27, senate rejected a motion to immortalise Nwosu
by naming the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in
Abuja after him.
This prompted senators under the aegis of south-east caucus
to walk out of the senate chamber during the plenary session.
However, on Thursday Tinubu conferred the Commander of the
Order of the Niger (CON) on Nwosu during his Democracy Day speech at the
national assembly.
Reacting to the development, Ezechi Chukwu, national
publicity secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said the “recognition was long
overdue”.
Chukwu urged the president to take it a step further by
naming the INEC headquarters after Nwosu in recognition of his contribution to
Nigeria’s democratic journey.
“The idea of honouring him is welcomed. Though it is late,
we appreciate the fact that he has finally been honoured,” Chukwu said in a
statement.
“It is also our desire that INEC Headquarters be named after
Prof. Humphrey Nwosu for the virtue of his role in Nigeria’s democracy during
the military.”
Chukwu said the current reforms by Tinubu have yet to
reflect a “human face”, noting that inflation and exchange rates remain high,
with the cost of living is reaching unprecedented levels.
He emphasised the need for devolution of power, fiscal
federalism, and resource control, adding that economic recovery would be
difficult without restructuring.
“Ohanaeze is of the view that Nigeria’s economic policy must
be extensively revisited to address these challenges,” he said.
“With the current system, governors are not in charge of
security. Commissioners of police report directly to the inspector-general.
“A federal system that operates like a unitary government
cannot place Nigeria on the path of sustainable growth.”
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