The Senate, South East caucus, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to immortalize the achievements and lifetime of the chairman, Defunct National Electoral Commission, NEC, Late Professor Humphery Nwosu.
The appeal followed a failed motion raised on Wednesday, to immortalize Prof. Nwosu who conducted the annulled June 12, 1992 elections during the military era.
Correspondent Kunle Ojo reports that the Senator representing Abia South, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, had earlier brought before the Senate, a motion with prayers that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Headquarters be named after the Late NEC chairman and to give Late Humphrey Nwosu, a national honor by Mr. President as well as giving him a minute silent in the floor of the Senate, as a sign of honor for him.
After a fierce debate, some of the senators were of the opinion that Late Professor Nwosu failed to declare the winners of the June 12, 1992 elections in his entire lifetime, hence he did not deserve National Honour.
However, other senators who spoke in favour of the motion maintained that the chairman of the defunct NEC, did courageously in conducting the most credible elections in the history of Nigeria.
They posited that if the June 12 elections did not hold even against all odds there would not be a result to clamour for.
At the end of the argument, the prayers were put to voice vote by the Deputy Senate president, Senator Barau Jibril, as the first two prayers were not supported by the majority.
A one minutes silence was also observed to honour the former INEC Chairman.
After the debate, the South East Caucus of the Senate addressed the journalists appealing to Mr President to honour Late Professor Humphery Nwosu who they said laid a good foundation for the present democracy.
They said their appeal was formed in their belief that as a Democrat President Bola Tinubu would grant the professor of political science national honour and name INEC Headquarters after Late professor Humphrey Nwosu.
The late INEC Chairman will be laid to rest today in his hometown in Anambra state.
