Some members of Kogi central constituency have submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requesting the recall of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing the district.
In order to recall a federal lawmaker, a petition must be
submitted to the commission’s chairman, signed by more than 50 percent of the
registered voters in the constituency, followed by a verification, and then a
referendum.
The law provides that a recall process must be concluded
within 90 days from the date of receipt of the petition.
Speaking on Monday, Charity Omole, a representative of the constituents, said they submitted the petition to recall the senator because the constituency cannot afford not to have a representative in the senate.
BREAKING: Kogi Central Submits Natasha's Recall Letter to INEC
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Over 250,000 out of 480,000 voters sign Petition pic.twitter.com/vzJCU2xqIo
Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the senate on March 6 for
“gross misconduct” after a seating arrangement altercation with Senate
President Godswill Akpabio.
The suspension came just days after she accused Akpabio of
sexually harassing her.
“We have come to recall her so that we can have a
representative in the senate. We are here to tell lNEC to please follow the
constitutional process for a recall so that a recall process can begin,” Omole
said.
“We submitted the petition and it has been received. All
other documents have been received.”
She said the constituents are not being bankrolled to recall
the senator, adding that they voted for her and simply do not want her anymore.
“We are the ones that voted her and we don’t want her
anymore because we cannot afford not to have a representative. Nobody is
bankrolling us. Nobody is having any personal issue with her. It is just what
it is. The game is the game,” she said.
The representative said there are 488,000 registered voters
in Kogi central, out of which more than 250,000 have signed the recall
petition.
“INEC is an institutional body. They would have to follow due process. So they will get back to us and do their job,” she added.
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So Sen Natasha's constituents are happy for the victimisation and molestation for them to initiate her recall.
Meanwhile Akpabio's constituents are happy with their senator alleged act of sexual harassment, for them not to initiate Akpabio's recall since he refused to honourably resign pending the outcome of the alleged unruly act, or does the constituents silence insinuate that they are known for such alleged unruly behaviour.