Melaye’s recall: You’re wasting your time, Senate tells INEC

…You’re wasting your time, Senate tells
INEC

Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC,
yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to
stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from
activating process for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye.

Aside APC, other plaintiffs behind the suit marked
FHC/ABJ/CS/601/2017, are Alhaji Haddy Ametuo, Hon. Shaibu Osune,
S.T Adejo, Comrade Yahaya Ade Ismail, Chief Gbenga Ashagun, Ahovi
S. Ibrahim, Ghali ND Usman, Isa Abubakar, I. Molemodile, Abubakr M.
Adamu and Daniel Sekpe.

INEC had announced that it would kick-start the recall process
on July 10, having earlier received petition and signatures were
collated by Melaye’s constituents.

Melaye had in a bid to save his seat equally lodged a suit
before the court, contending that the petition presented to INEC
for his recall was illegal, unlawful, wrongful, unconstitutional,
invalid, null and void and of no effect in law.

Similarly, in the instant suit, the plaintiffs, through their
counsel, Mr. Solomon T. Ologunorisa, SAN, want the court to also
declare that the petition presented to INEC Chairman for Melaye to
be recalled, is illegal, unlawful, wrongful and of no effect
whatsoever.

No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit which is yet to
be assigned to any judge.

You’re wasting your time, Senate tells INEC

Meanwhile, Senate, yesterday, described the recall moves of
Melaye as an exercise in futility that would become a waste of time
and resources of the state.

According to the Senate, INEC is aware of relevant sections of
the constitution that the cumbersome process of recall must
follow.

It also noted that the various stages passed so far in the move,
as facilitated by the electoral umpire, were not in line with laid
down constitutional procedures and guidelines.

Resolutions of the Senate were sequel to a point of order raised
against the recall move by Senator Dino Melaye himself.

…You’re wasting your time, Senate tells
INEC

Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC,
yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to
stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from
activating process for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye.

Aside APC, other plaintiffs behind the suit marked
FHC/ABJ/CS/601/2017, are Alhaji Haddy Ametuo, Hon. Shaibu Osune,
S.T Adejo, Comrade Yahaya Ade Ismail, Chief Gbenga Ashagun, Ahovi
S. Ibrahim, Ghali ND Usman, Isa Abubakar, I. Molemodile, Abubakr M.
Adamu and Daniel Sekpe.

INEC had announced that it would kick-start the recall process
on July 10, having earlier received petition and signatures were
collated by Melaye’s constituents.

Melaye had in a bid to save his seat equally lodged a suit
before the court, contending that the petition presented to INEC
for his recall was illegal, unlawful, wrongful, unconstitutional,
invalid, null and void and of no effect in law.

Similarly, in the instant suit, the plaintiffs, through their
counsel, Mr. Solomon T. Ologunorisa, SAN, want the court to also
declare that the petition presented to INEC Chairman for Melaye to
be recalled, is illegal, unlawful, wrongful and of no effect
whatsoever.

No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit which is yet to
be assigned to any judge.

You’re wasting your time, Senate tells INEC

Meanwhile, Senate, yesterday, described the recall moves of
Melaye as an exercise in futility that would become a waste of time
and resources of the state.

According to the Senate, INEC is aware of relevant sections of
the constitution that the cumbersome process of recall must
follow.

It also noted that the various stages passed so far in the move,
as facilitated by the electoral umpire, were not in line with laid
down constitutional procedures and guidelines.

Resolutions of the Senate were sequel to a point of order raised
against the recall move by Senator Dino Melaye himself.