A former military governor of old Kaduna state and Harvard university-trained political scientist, Col Abubakar Dangiwa Umar [Retd], has described the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, former National Electoral Commission, NEC Chairman as a patriot and an honest man.
Read his Umar’s eulogy in a press statement publisher in extenso hereunder
“I received the painful news of the passing of Professor Humphrey Nwosu.
“I met Prof Nwosu at the Presidential villa,Aso Rock, Abuja during the June 12 presidential election crisis.
“I found him to be an honest, dutiful, and self-effacing INEC Chairman. He supervised the conduct of the freest and fairest presidential election on June 12, 1993 and fought tenaciously and valiantly to avert the annulment of the results of that election even at the risk of his life.
“He lost that battle and watched helplessly as his work was trashed on 26 June,1993 when the military annulled the election results.
“I bear witness that Professor Nwosu vehemently disagreed with that decision and honourably retire in protest.
“Nigeria has lost a great citizen, an intellectual giant, an honest and dedicated public servant. May God have mercy on his soul. May He grant his family the fortitude to bear his loss.” [crossfire.com]
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