A Federal High Court based in Lokoja Kogi State city dissolved a previous order which prevented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting the recall procedures started by Kogi Central Senatorial District constituents against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Federal High Court issued through its Lokoja courtroom declared that the recall procedure meets constitutional standards and supports voters’ rights to petition for changes in government representation.
The judicial authority specified that constituents should uphold their rights while maintaining discipline during their actions.
Following an order from the court on Thursday INEC together with its staff and associates received instructions to avoid accepting petitions featuring signatures from residents of Kogi Central Senatorial District.
The court barred INEC from performing any votes received or assessment process for petitions intended to start a senatorial re-call procedure of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until the court resolves the ongoing Motion on Notice regarding this matter.
The judicial authority granted the petition through an Ex-parte application which received backing from an Affidavit of Extreme urgency together with various court procedures sworn by Anebe Jacob Ogirima on behalf of himself and four other Kogi Central Senatorial District constituents who are also registered voters.
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Attorney Smart Nwachimere represented the applicant by asserting the recall petitions included fake signatures of supposed participants.
The court order prevents INEC personnel along with their staff agents from processing recall petitions containing fabricated signatures for any upcoming referendum procedure.
The court will resume the case hearing on May 6th, 2025 for additional proceedings.
