A nominee for the Federal Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Madam Lauretta Onochie, on Thursday admitted she was a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) before the 2019 general elections.

Onochie was nominated as a Federal Commissioner to represent the South-South Zone of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Many Civil Society Groups and the opposition parties had kicked against the nomination of Onochie, who was the Senior Assistant to President Buhari in his first tenure.

Aside allegations of being in partisan politics, it was also noted that Onochie hails from Delta State, whereas, a serving Federal Commissioner in INEC also hails from the same state, which negates the Federal Character principle of the Nigeria’s constitution.

During the screening by the Senate Committee on INEC on Thursday, Onochie, who was drilled by the lawmakers, denied being a member of any political party in Nigeria at the moment.