INEC receives petition to recall Senator Natasha’s recall Nigerian Senate.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has formally received a petition from constituents of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, requesting the initiation of her recall process.
INEC’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, accepted the petition which was submitted at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
Senator Natasha, who represents Kogi Central in the Senate, is currently on suspension for allegedly violating the Senate rules.
According to the petitioners, over 250,000 constituents’ signed the petition, out of approximately 480,000 registered voters in the senatorial district.
The petition is titled _Constituents’ Petition for the Recall of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan on Grounds of Loss of Confidence’.
The petition reads:
“We, the undersigned, being duly registered voters of the Kogi Central Senatorial District, hereby invoke our rights under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to formally demand the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Nigerian Senate.
“In particular, this petition for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is brought pursuant to Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), as well as INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall Petitions.
“This petition arises from our loss of confidence in the Senator on the grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, evasion of due process, and a pattern of deceitful behaviour that has not only embarrassed the people of Kogi Central but has also tarnished the integrity of the Nigerian Senate and our nation’s democratic institutions.
“By this petition, which we have made sure is signed by more than half of the registered voters in Kogi Central, we hereby demand that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately commence the constitutional and procedural process of recall to remove Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from office and declare her seat vacant.”
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