Respite may have come the way of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the petition to recall her has not met constitutional requirement.
The Commission stated this a in a brief statement on its website, on Thursday, on its Website, declaring that Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution was not met in the recall process.
“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),” INEC stated.
The national electoral umpire however gave an assurance that there would be more updates later on the process to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The lawmaker, representing Kogi Central in the Senate, has been on a long battle with the Senate President Godswill Akpabio-led upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The battle led to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six month, just as some people who claimed to be her constituents from Kogi Central submitted a petition seeking for her recall.
Late last month, INEC raised an alarm about the inadequacy of the recall petition, but backed down after the address of the petitioners 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/Chairman Information & Voter Education Committee, INEC, had stated in a statement last March.
Details later…
