By Capital Watch Media
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.
Recall 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.
