BREAKING: INEC Receives Petition for Recall of Natasha From Constituents
We’re recalling her due to serious violations, misuse of authority, and other issues – Constituents
LAGOS
The Independent National Electoral Commission has received a petition from the residents of Kogi Central Senatorial District seeking to recall the senator who was suspended and represents the district in the National Assembly.
The petition was filed along with more than 250,000 signatures from residents, representing approximately half of the roughly 480,000 registered voters in Kogi Central—a total that satisfies INEC’s criteria of 50% plus one.
The petition brought forward by Ms. Charity Ijese on behalf of her fellow constituents was handed over to the INEC headquarters where it was accepted by the Commission’s Secretary, Mrs. Rose Anthony, early Monday morning and duly timestamped.
In their petition, entitled “Petition by Constituents Calling for the Recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Due to Loss of Trust,” the signatories stated, “As duly registered voters within Kogi Central Senatorial District, we exercise our legal rights granted under the statutes of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We officially request the removal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her position in the Nigerian Senate.”
This application for recalling Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is submitted under Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (amended version) and according to INEC’s Rules and Procedures for Recall Petitions.
They stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan came into power due to a Court of Appeal ruling in October 2024; however, they mentioned that the petition was filed because they lost faith in her representation.
This petition stems from our lost trust in the Senator because of serious wrongdoing, misuse of authority, avoidance of proper procedures, and a consistent pattern of deceptive actions. These behaviors have not only humiliated the citizens of Kogi Central but have also damaged the credibility of both the Nigerian Senate and our country’s democratic systems.
Through this petition, which we have confirmed has been signed by over half of the registered voters in Kogi Central, we are demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) initiate the constitutional and procedural steps for recalling Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her position so as to declare her seat vacant,” stated the constituents.
In her address to the press following the filing of the petition, Ijese, surrounded by numerous fellow constituents, reiterated their commitment to seeing the recall effort through.
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