{"id":156318,"date":"2025-03-24T22:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akpoti-uduaghan-constituents-submit-petition-to-inec-commence-recall-process"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:54:19","slug":"akpoti-uduaghan-constituents-submit-petition-to-inec-commence-recall-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/akpoti-uduaghan-constituents-submit-petition-to-inec-commence-recall-process","title":{"rendered":"Akpoti-Uduaghan: Constituents submit petition to INEC, commence recall process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process of suspended senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from the Senate.<\/p>\n

The constituents, in a letter signed by the Lead Petitioner, Salihu Habib, submitted at INEC headquarters, Abuja, on Monday, declared that they no longer have confidence in Akpoti-Uduaghan as their senator and representative in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The petitioners, under the aegis of Concerned Kogi Youth and Women, urged INEC to act with urgency and impartiality in processing the petition, in the interest of democratic accountability, governance integrity and the peace and progress of Kogi people and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, 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 Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Nigerian senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn particular, this petition for the recall of Akpoti-Uduaghan is brought pursuant to Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) as well as INEC\u2019s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall Petitions,\u2019\u2019 the petitioners stated.<\/p>\n

They said that the petition arose from the constituents\u2019 loss of confidence in the senator on grounds of gross misconduct in the senate, abuse of office, evasion of due process and lack of respect for the presiding officer.<\/p>\n

According to them, the petition was signed by more than half of the registered voters in Kogi Central senatorial district.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hereby demand that INEC immediately commences the constitutional and procedural process of recall to remove Akpoti-Uduaghan from office and declare her seat vacant,\u2019\u2019 the petition stated.<\/p>\n

Speaking with the newsmen after the submission of the petition, the lead petitioner expressed confidence that the process would be the first successful recall process in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the first recall that will be successful. The good people of Kogi Central have spoken with one voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is simple; we need a credible representative; we need a credible senator who can speak the minds of the good people of Kogi Central,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Habib denied the allegation that former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, was the one instigating the recall process.<\/p>\n

\u201c Bello is not here. Habib is here. Many youths are here. Many women are here. I can\u2019t see Yahaya Bello here,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

A member of the group, Mrs Charity Omole, said that the entire people of Kogi Central senatorial district could not afford not to have a representative in the senate for the next six months.<\/p>\n

\u201c We have come to recall her so that we can have a representative in the senate because as a people, we cannot afford not to have a representative in the senate arm for another one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we are here to tell INEC to please follow the constitutional process so that her recall process can begin; that is why we are here,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

Omole said that the group had more than the required number of petitioners to begin the recall process.<\/p>\n

She also denied being bankrolled by anybody, saying: \u201cWe are the ones who voted her and we are saying we don\u2019t want her anymore.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Another petitioner, Hamza Yakubu, urged INEC to speedily swing into action and review the petition submitted to it on the commencement of the recall process, in line with the provisions of the constitution.<\/p>\n

Yakubu also urged the people of the senatorial district to be calm as the recalling process continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message to the people of Kogi Central is for us to begin to understand that politics and good governance are things that should be driven by logic and not emotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a whole lot of things happening and we\u2019ve seen the messages that are not appropriate that have been circulated. But the fact remains that what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, what we are doing is what is right because we are doing what the constituents want from us; we are representing the constituents at the moment and what we are doing is right.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for now, my message to our people is to be calm. This recall process will be successful, just as everybody anticipated,\u2019\u2019 Yakubu said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process of suspended senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from the Senate. 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