
The Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, and Allied Peoples Movement, APM, might be hit by a fresh crisis as its National Legal Adviser, Barr. Reuben Egwuaba, allegedly holds dual membership in both opposition parties.
In a document seen by DAILY POST at the weekend, Egwuaba holds the position in both parties, according to records with the Independent National Electoral Commission. The development, according to electoral reform advocates, runs contrary to the country’s revised Electoral Act.
Checks by METROTIMESNIGERIA on the INEC website, www.inecnigeria.org, confirm that Egwuaba is listed as the National Legal Adviser for both APM and NDC.
Reacting, activist Julius Aondowase, in a statement on Sunday, said Egwuaba’s dual membership is not a clerical oversight. It is a serious legal contradiction with far reaching implications.
