A coalition, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over what it termed the ‎tainted personalities of two of the newly-appointed National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The two INEC commissioners identified in the petition signed the coalition chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, are Dr. Mohammed Lecky‎ and Prince Soyebi Adedeji.

CSNAC said in the petition, a copy of which was obtained by News Express, that Lecky soiled his hands during his tenure as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) while Prince Soyebi Adedeji allegedly played a prominent “role in the grand electoral fraud that plagued the past general elections in the country.”

The coalition told President Buhari: “This to us brings to ridicule the “change” mantra and the fight against corruption that your administration has embarked upon. One would expect that someone like Mr. Soyebi with his record of involvement in electoral fraud and other electoral malpractices, would not have been nominated to an office as sensitive as that of INEC Commissionership, till when thorough investigations have been concluded and his role in the said electoral fraud is brought to a logical conclusion.

“CSNAC is therefore by this petition demanding the removal of these people, Mohammed Lecky and Prince Soyebi, as INEC Commissioners to pave way for persons of unimpeachable characters, with untainted proven track records as replacements to hold such important and sensitive offices. Mr. President, you would agree with us that the offices door which they have been appointed are important and capable of contributing to a large extent, to the truncation of this fragile democracy the country is currently grappling with if it is abused in the form of condoning electoral fraud and manipulation.”