Ex-NEC chair Humphrey Nwosu dies in U.S. hospital – Blueprint Newspapers Restricted

A former chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who performed the June 12, 1993 normal elections, Professor Humphrey Nwosu, has handed on.

Prof Nwosu died in a hospital within the United States, in response to a dependable supply who confirmed the information to Blueprint.

An official assertion concerning his loss of life is predicted to be launched any second quickly.

Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC chairman by then Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and served from 1989 to 1993.

During his tenure, he performed Nigeria’s historic June 12, 1993 election extensively thought to be the freest and fairest within the nation’s historical past.

The election noticed Chief Moshood Abiola because the presumed winner however was nonetheless annulled in controversial circumstances.

Chief Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) reportedly beat Bashir Tofa of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC).

Nwosu’s legacy stays deeply intertwined with the June 12 election, which has since change into an emblem of democratic battle in Nigeria, because the federal authorities below President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared June 12 Democracy Day.