{"id":157671,"date":"2025-04-03T16:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/one-battle-down-two-more-to-go-senator-natasha-reacts-as-inec-rejects-recall-petition"},"modified":"2025-04-04T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:09:34","slug":"one-battle-down-two-more-to-go-senator-natasha-reacts-as-inec-rejects-recall-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-battle-down-two-more-to-go-senator-natasha-reacts-as-inec-rejects-recall-petition","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One battle down, two more to go\u2019 \u2013 Senator Natasha reacts as INEC rejects recall petition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan has expressed delight after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, rejected the petition for her recall.<\/p>\n<p>The electoral umpire on Thursday rejected the petition, declaring that it failed to meet the requirements of the Nigerian constitution.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, INEC said the number of constituents who signed the petition against the suspended lawmaker fell short of 50% of registered voters in the constituency as required by the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Natasha dedicated the victory to Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>On her official Facebook page, the lawmaker wrote, \u201cOn God it\u2019s victory for the people. One battle down, two more to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeep gratitude to my beloved husband, awesome support team, magnificent people of Kogi Central and great people of Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINEC Nigeria, you did well. Senator Natasha H Akpoti Uduaghan Proudly Kogi Central.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan has expressed delight after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, rejected the petition for her recall. The electoral umpire on Thursday rejected the petition, declaring that it failed to meet the requirements of the Nigerian constitution. 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