INEC offically writes Senator Dino Melaye, notifying him of receiving petitions for his recall



The Independent National Electoral Commission officially notified Senator Dino Melaye, informing him of petitions signed by the people of his constituency to recall him from the Senate. The petition signed by 188, 588 voters, was delivered to INEC office yesterday.

The National Commissioner and Member of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, INEC says the next step is to verify the registered voters in the petition.

“In accordance with the INEC guidelines for the recall of members of the National Assembly, the Commission has formally acknowledged the receipt of the petition to the petitioners’ representatives and has conveyed a letter notifying Senator Melaye of our receipt of the petition. The next step is to verify that the petitioners are registered voters in the Kogi West Senatorial District".

To carry out the verification of the petitioners, INEC said it will on July 3, 2017, issue a public notice stating the day(s), time, location and other details for the verification.


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