In the wake of the 2007 general elections, widely regarded as flawed, the late President Umaru Yar'Adua established a 22-member Electoral Review Committee to examine the exercise and advise on areas requiring reform. Yar'Adua, displeased with the do-or-die approach that characterized the election that brought him to power, vowed that future polls would be free, fair, and credible. The Electoral Reform Committee, inaugurated on August 28, 2007, was headed by former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais. Members included prominent figures such as Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, Justice Godwin U. Ononiba, Alhaji Musiliu A.K. Smith, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Lemu, Prof. Attahiru M. Jega, Prof. Grace A. Alele-Williams, Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim, Prof. Okon E. Uya, Gen. Oladayo Popoola, Barr. Festus Okoye, Msgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, and Prof. Philip T. Ahire.
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