Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from 1989 to 1993 has been confirmed dead.
Nwosu, born on October 2, 1941, breathed his last in a Virginia hospital in the United States.
As the chief electoral officer, he oversaw the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely considered Nigeria’s freest and fairest.
In that election, Chief Moshood Abiola of the Social Democratic Party emerged as the winner, defeating Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention.
Despite orders from the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida to halt the process, Nwosu released many of the election results. However, the election was eventually annulled.
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In July 2024, the Nigerian House of Representatives called on Bola Tinubu to immortalize Nwosu for his role in conducting what is still considered Nigeria’s most credible election since independence.
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