The Independent Electoral Commission has explained that 50 percent of registered voter in the Okun senatorial district must sign the petition to recall for Sen. Dino Melaye.
The commission’s director of voters education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said this Thursday, adding that the commission is not aware a recall is going on in Kogi.
“It is only when the petitioners get 50 per cent of the registered voters that they can submit a recall petition to the commission.
“That is when INEC can commence the recall process, but we have not received such petition.’’
Osaze-Uzzi said upon the receipt of such petition, the commission would also embark on verification, to ascertain whether the recall petition was actually signed by registered voters in that senatorial district.
He said in conducting the verification of the signatures, the commission would also need to inform the senator involved and the petitioner, to set a date for agents from both sides to be involved in the exercise.
“It is only when we are satisfied with that, we now go for a referendum. That is what the constitution states.“For now, we don’t know if anybody is trying to recall him until a petition is submitted to the commission.’’
The director further said that the commission would notify the public if anybody or group was able to mobilise the required number of signatures and send a petition to the commission.
Meanwhile, Mr. Melaye had alleged that Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello is behind the move.