The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday received signatures from the electorates in Kogi West Senatorial District demanding the recall of lawmaker representing the zone, Dino Melaye from the Senate.
The electorates submitted their signatures at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja in six bags.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that an insider in the Kogi State Government on Tuesday confided in newsmen that the compiled signatures will formally arrive at INEC headquarters on Wednesday (today).
The source explained that all that needs to be done has been completed and “it is left to INEC to take the next course of action.”
TheNewsGuru.com reports that a total of 188,580 electorates from Kogi West Senatorial District already signed the recall register form of the senator.
Announcing the figure at the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Lokoja, the returning officer for the recall of the serving senator, Adamu Yusuf, explained that out of 360,098 of the total registered voters of the seven western senatorial districts comprising Yagba, Mopa Muro, Kabba Bunu, Yagba East, Koton Karfe, Lokoja and Ijumu, 188, 588, signed the recall register constituting 52.3% of the voters in senatorial district.
“Going by the above figures, it is important to let Nigerians know that we have met the Constitutional requirements of 51.1%. Dino has failed to represent Kogi West so we are calling him back home,” Yusuf added.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that INEC had last week denied knowledge of the recall process of Senator Melaye.
Details later…