 The Senate on Tuesday rejected the nomination of Loretta Onochea as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Senate also stepped down the nomination of Professor Sani Mohammed Adam to allow for further legislative action. This followed the consideration of the report of Senate Committee on INEC presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya. Gaya said the Committee rejected the nomination of Onochea because there is already a National Commissioner of INEC, Mrs May Agwamuche, representing Delta States in the Commission. The Senate confirmed the appointment of five National Commissioners for the Nation's Electoral Empire.