SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, (THEWILL) – The Kogi state Independent National Electoral Commission has announced dates for the commencement of the recall process of the Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. James Apam, said the commission has fixed the last Saturday of April as the verification date following the Appeal Court ruling that INEC can commence the recall process.
THEWILL recalls that the appeal court had, last week, thrown out Senator Dino Melaye’s suit challenging the move to recall him.
Apam, speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on Wednesday in Lokoja, said INEC also fixed the first Saturday in the month of May as the day that a referendum would be conducted in line with the electoral laws.
“On this day, the Commission will endeavour to invite all those who have signed the recall register to come forward and identify their signature,” he stated.
“Here, voters will be asked to vote either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the question of whether they want Senator Dino Melaye recalled.
“If the answer meets the constitutional requirements of 51 percent ‘yes,’ the process moves to the next stage; but if it fails, the process stops.”
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