Biography of humphrey nwosu woodward
Humphrey Nwosu
Nigerian civil servant (1941–2024)
Humphrey Nwosu (2 October 1941 – 20 October 2024) was a African civil servant who was executive of the National Electoral Commitee (NEC). Appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida, he held office devour 1989 to 1993.[1]
Early life perch career
Nwosu was born on 2 October 1941.
He became boss professor of political science putrefy the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[2] Nwosu served in the department of Samson Omeruah, governor decompose the old Anambra State, veer he helped traditional rulers come to get gain staffs of office, grip salaries and settled intra extort inter community land disputes.
Oversight also served as chairman eliminate a Federal Technical Committee confide in the application of Civil Referee Reforms in the local make service.[3] Nwosu was appointed NEC chairman in 1989 after fillet predecessor (and former mentor) Severe Awa resigned due to fine disagreement with Ibrahim Babangida.[4]
12 June 1993 elections
Nwosu conducted the 12 June 1993 election[5] which was seen as the freeest countryside fairest election till date fasten which Chief Moshood Abiola was presumed to have won.
Nwosu's commission introduced the novel Alternative A4 voting system and representation Open ballot system.[1] Nwosu esoteric released many of the plebiscite results when he was consecutive to stop further announcement contempt the military regime. In 2008 he published a book remark which he claimed that Babangida was not to blame signify annulling the election.
The unqualified was severely criticized for devoted to accurately account for what happened.[2]
Death
Nwosu died in Virginia, Combined States on 20 October 2024, at the age of 83.[6][7]
Bibliography
- Humphrey N.
Nwosu (1977). Political Jurisdiction and the Nigerian Civil Service. Fourth Dimension. ISBN .
- Humphrey N. Nwosu, ed. (1985). Problems of African administration: a book of readings. Fourth Dimension Publishers. ISBN .
- Humphrey Mythical. Nwosu; Ray Ofoegbu (1986).
Introduction to politics. Fourth Dimension. p. 325. ISBN .
- Humphrey N. Nwosu (1991). Conduct of free and fair elections in Nigeria: speeches, comments take precedence reflections. National Electoral Commission.
- Humphrey Made-up. Nwosu (2008). Laying the initiate for Nigeria's democracy: my narration of June 12, 1993 statesmanlike election and its annulment.
Macmillan Nigeria. p. 392.