Thursday, April 3, 2025

INEC Rejects Recall Petition Against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan


Recall Petition Against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Rejected by INEC

ICMS, Inc Reports
By Tom Okure, PhD
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The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after completion of a verification exercise to determine the signatures/thumbprints of the voters listed in the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and submitted to the Commission, has rejected the recall petition in a Public Notice issued on April 3, 2025. INEC has duly notified Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in writing that it has rejected the recall petition filed against her. The recall petition is denied 

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

by INEC for failure to comply with its regulations. According to the public notice issued by INEC following the provision of Clause 2(d) of the Regulations and Guidelines for the recall of a member of the National Assembly, House of Assembly of a State or Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (2024), the recall failed to meet the requirements of Section 69 (a) of the Nigerian constitution of 1999 (as amended). INEC indicates in its public notice attached herewith that it does not plan any further action related to the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Out of a total of 474,554 registered voters in the constituency represented by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, only 43.86 percent of the voters, or 208,132 individuals, signed the recall petition submitted to INEC. 



INEC rejection of recall
notice published on its website
 




According to the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it accertained  208,132 signatures/thumbprints during the recall verification exercise it conducted, from the submission of the petitioners. 

The verification exercise was carried out across 902 Polling Units in 57 Registration Areas and five Local Government Areas that constitute Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's Senatorial District. 








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