• He says that the process did not meet the requirements
There seems to be a postponement for the legislator that represents the central senatorial district of Kogi in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has chosen holes in the request presented to boost his memory in the Red Chamber.
The commission, in a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, national commissioner / president
The Voting Information and Education Committee revealed that “the representatives of the petitioners did not provide their contact address, telephone number (s) and email address (s) in the coverage letter that forwards the petition through which they can be contacted according to the provisions of clause 1 (f) of our regulations and guidelines.”
The statement is read in part: “The Commission held its regular weekly meeting today (Tuesday). Among other issues, the meeting discussed the request for retirement of the senator that represents the central senatorial district of Kogi.
“The recovery process is enshrined in the 1999 Constitution, the electoral law of 2022, as well as the detailed regulations and guidelines of the 2024 Retirement Commission, available on our website. All requests will be treated in strict compliance with the legal framework.
“The request of the Kogi central senatorial district was accompanied by six bags of documents that are said to be firms collected from more than half of the 474,554 registered voters distributed in 902 voting units in 57 registration areas (neighborhoods) in the five areas of the local government of Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene.
“The immediate observation of the commission is that the representatives of the petitioners did not provide their contact address, telephone number (s) and email address (s) in the coverage letter that the petition forwarded through which it can be contacted as arranged in clause 1 (f) of our regulations and guidelines. The given address is” Okene, the state of Kogi ” Contact the petitioners.
“The Commission wishes to reiterate that the withdrawal of a legislator is the prerogative of the voters registered in a constituency, which sign a request that indicates loss of confidence in the legislator that represents them. Once the presentation of the requirements of the presentation, as is contained in our regulations, the commission, the verification of the signatures of the signatures in each unit of voting in the open process to which the registered voters are registered The requests and the commission.
'' In each voting unit, the signatories of the petition will be verified using the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS).
“Consequently, if the petitioners completely meet the requirements of clause 1 (f) of the regulations and guidelines regarding the presentation of their request, the Commission will announce the next steps in accordance with existing laws, regulations and guidelines.
“The Commission ensures the public to be guided by the legal framework for retirement. The public must, therefore, download any speculation and insinuations in social networks.”
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