JUST IN: INEC Proceeds With Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Recall Process

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has provided an update on the recall process of  Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, following a petition lodged by constituents.

In a statement published on their website on Wednesday March 26, the Commission confirmed that the contact details of the petitioners’ representatives, including their telephone numbers and email addresses, have now been officially submitted. This follows a letter sent to the Chairman of the Commission.

The statement reads:

“Further to the statement issued yesterday, Tuesday 25th March 2025, the Commission hereby confirms that the contact address of representatives of the petitioners, their telephone numbers and e-mail addresses have now been provided in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission dated today Wednesday 26th March 2025.

As provided in Clause 2(a) of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024, a letter has been written to notify the Senator sought to be recalled about the receipt of the petition and delivered to her official address. The same letter has been copied to the presiding officer of the Senate and published on the Commission’s website.

The next step is to scrutinise the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners to ascertain that the petition is signed by more than one half (over 50%) of the registered voters in the Constituency. This will be done in the coming days. The outcome, which will be made public, shall determine the next step to be taken by the Commission.

According to Clause 2(a) of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024, the Senator targeted for recall has been notified, with the notification delivered to her official address. The letter has also been shared with the Senate’s presiding officer and published on INEC’s official website.

We once again reassure Nigerians that the process will be open and transparent,” the statement read.