The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday confirmed that it has received the contact addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of representatives of those who submitted the petition for the recall of Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
This followed an amendment made by the constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District to address an earlier error in the recall petition.
In a statement issued, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, revealed that the updated contact information— including phone numbers, email addresses, and other details—was submitted to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on 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 statement said.
It added that the next step is to scrutinise the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners to ascertain that the petition is signed by more than one half (over 50%) of the registered voters in the Constituency.
This, Olumekun noted, will be done in the coming days, adding that the outcome, which will be made public, shall determine the next step to be taken by the Commission.
The Commission reassured Nigerians that the process will be open and transparent.
“The next step is to scrutinise the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners to ascertain that the petition is signed by more than one half (over 50 percent) 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,” the statement concluded
