INEC Holds Crucial Meeting over Petition to recall Natasha from Senate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently in a high-level meeting to deliberate on a petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

INEC Acting Director of Publicity, Esther Chibuikem, confirmed that the meeting is holding at a committee room at the INEC headquarters in Abuja.

This followed the receipt of the petition by the Secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on Monday.

The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja Kogi State capital on Friday had set aside an earlier ruling that restrained INEC from receiving the recall process initiated by constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District against Natasha

The Court, in a landmark judgement delivered in Lokoja, affirmed that the recall process is constitutionally valid and aligns with the civic rights of the constituents.

The court urged the constituents to continue exercising their rights in an orderly and peaceful manner.

The development was after the court on Thursday granted an interim injunction restraining INEC, its staff, agents, privies or assigns from receiving, accepting or acting on any petition containing signatures of members of Kogi Central Senatorial District