INEC rejects petition to recall Natasha
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday rejected the petition for the recall of the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Commission in a statement said the petition did not meet the requirements for recalling a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
DAILY POST reported that the Commission recently formally received a petition from constituents of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, calling for the commencement of her recall process.
The Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, received the petition which was submitted at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
Natasha, who represents Kogi Central in the Senate, is currently on suspension for allegedly flouting the Senate rules.
According to the petitioners, over 250,000 constituents’ signed the petition, out of about 480,000 registered voters in the senatorial district.
The petition was titled ‘Constituents’ Petition for the Recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Grounds of Loss of Confidence’.
INEC confirmed it had verified 208,132 signatures and thumbprints from the recall petition submitted against Senator Natasha, adding that the number falls short of the constitutional requirement by 29, 146 signatures, the recall process will not proceed any further
