The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
The election umpire said this in a terse statement on its X handle, Thursday afternoon.
This is the second time the electoral body will make such a call on the Akpoti-Uduaghan ‘s recall petition.
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Late last month, INEC raised an alarm about the inadequacy of the recall petition, but backed down after the petitioners’ address were added.
“As provided in Clause 2(a) of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024, a letter has been written to notify the Senator sought to be recalled about the receipt of the petition and delivered to her official address,” Sam Olumekun, the national commissioner and chairman of the information & voter education committee, INEC , had said in a statement at the time.
Detailed statement shortly…
