Senator representing Ogun West in the Nigeria Senate has taken an exception to immortalizing Humphrey Nwosu who presided over the June 12 annulled election by former head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida.
The visibly angry Senator while opposing the bill to immotalize the late Humphrey Nwosu said ‘Humphrey Nwosu doesn’t deserve to be immortalised. I lost my younger brother because of his June 12 actions’.
As a result of the action and in action of Pro
Humphrey Nwosu, I lost my immediate junior brother. He died right behind me for him refusing to do his duty as INEC Chairman’. He conducted the election, he released the result and refused to announce the result. He failed at the critical moment when he is supposed to salvage the situation’.
Humphrey Nwosu who passed away on 20 October 2024 was a Nigerian civil servant who was chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida, he held office from 1989