Kogi Central District: More than one-half of registered voters in Kogi Central sign, submits petition to INEC to recall Sen. Natasha.
250,000 Constituents from Kogi Central Senatorial District has signed the petition to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti Udaughan.
The Constituents today submitted the signed petition at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Lokoja.
The Constituents said their petition is pursuant to Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), as well as INEC’S Regulations and Guidelines for Recall.
The petition was signed by more than one-half of the registered voters in Kogi Central said the petition arises from their loss of confidence on the Senator on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, evasion of due process and a pattern of deceitful behaviour.
The petition was submitted on their behalf by a team led by the Chairperson of the Kogi Women Development Association, Omole Charity ljese submitted the petition.
The petition reads as follows:
CONSTITUENTS’ PETITION FOR THE RECALL OF SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI UDUAGHAN ON GROUNDS OF LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
Dear Sir,
1. We, the undersigned, being duly registered voters of the Kogi Central Senatorial District, hereby invoke our rights under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to formally demand the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Nigerian Senate.
In particular, this petition for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is brought pursuant to Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), as well as INEC’S Regulations and Guidelines for Recall Petitions.
Kindly recall that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan emerged as our Senator by verdict of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 which affirmed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as winner of the February 25, 2023
Kogi Central Senatorial election.
This petition arises from our loss of confidence in the Senator on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, evasion of due process and a pattern of deceitful behaviour that has not only embarrassed the people of Kogi Central constituency but has aiso tamished the integnty of the Nigerian Senate and our nation’s democratic institutions.
By this petition, which we have made sure is signed by more than one-half of the registered voters in Kogi Central, we hereby demand that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately commence the constitutional and procedural process of recall to remove Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from office and declare her seat vacant.
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