The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to investigate the list of signatories, who signed a recall petition against the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to verify if they are genuine registered voters from the constituency.
INEC’s investigations into the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners aims to ascertain that the petition is signed by more than half (over 50%) of the registered voters in the Constituency.
The commission’s scrutiny follows the formal notification sent to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s official address, informing her of the receipt of the petition, as stipulated in Clause 2(a) of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024.
In a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Information and Voters Committee Chairman, Sam Olumekun on Wednesday, it was stated that the same notification letter has been copied to the presiding officer of the Senate and published on the Commission’s website.
According to the statement, “Further to the statement issued yesterday, Tuesday 25th March 2025, the Commission hereby confirms that the contact address of representatives of the petitioners, their telephone numbers and e-mail addresses have now been provided in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission dated today Wednesday 26th March 2025”
“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. The same letter has been copied to the presiding officer of the Senate and published on the Commission’s website”
“The next step is to scrutinize the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners to ascertain that the petition is signed by more than half (over 50%) of the registered voters in the Constituency. This will be done in the coming days. The outcome, which will be made public, shall determine the next step to be taken by the Commission. We once again reassure Nigerians that the process will be open and transparent”.
