Following the recent ruling by an Abuja court, the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kogi State on Wednesday announced dates for the commencement of the recall process of the embattled Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye. According to Punch, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. James Apam, said following appeal court ruling that INEC could commence the recall process, the commission had fixed April 28 as the verification date.
Prof Apam also disclosed that the Commission has also fixed May 5, 2018 as the day that a referendum would be conducted in line with the electoral laws.
Speaking at a stakeholders meeting, the REC said;
"On this day, the commission will invite all those who have signed the recall register to come forward and identify their signature. If this process is successful, the commission will proceed to the next stage where a referendum of all registered voters will be conducted.
Here, voters will be asked to vote either yes or no to the question of whether they want Senator Dino Melaye recalled or not. If those who say yes are able to meet the constitutional requirements of 51 per cent, the process will move to the next stage but if it fails, the process will stop,” he added.
