A petition to remember

The commission said earlier that the petition did not meet the constitutional requirement to have signatures of more than half of the registered voters in the Central Senatory District Kogi. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) set out the reasons behind the rejection of the petition on the revocation of the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Outuaghan. The commission said earlier that the petition did not meet the constitutional requirement to have signatures of more than half of the registered voters in the Central Senatory District Kogi. In a statement issued on Thursday, the commission revealed that, after a physical score of the submitted signatures and thumbprints, only 208,132 voters confirmed that they had signed the petition, representing 43.86% of the total 474,554 registered voters in the district. It does not occur before the required 237.278 signatures, leaving a deficit of 29.146. The statement signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, reads: “For the emphasis, a petition for recalling a senator must comply with the determination of section 69 (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which requires the signatures of the constitutional requirement. Central Senatorial District is 474.554. Submission made by the requesters. This translates to 43.86% of registered voters who do not have the constitutional requirement. (A) of the Constitution. Therefore, no further steps are taken on the recall of the senator. “In accordance with the determination of clause 2 (d) of the regulations and guidelines for repeal 2024, the commission issued a public notice, which is also copied to the Senate Presiding Officer.” The public notice, together with a summary of reviewing the signatures/thumbprints of the requesters, which are not in the field of public information. With this announcement, the process of removing Akpoti-Outuaghan from the Senate officially collapsed. Akpoti -uduaghan. If you refrain inec to continue the recall process, citing the allegations of fraudulent signatures.