Kano lawmaker’s constituents write INEC, withdraw recall notice

The constituents of the Bebeji Constituency in the Kano State
House of Assembly have withdrawn the petition they wrote to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, seeking to recall their
representative, Mr. Galadima Kuki, on August 14, 2017.

The Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC,
Adedeji Soyebi, said in a statement on Thursday that the commission
would no longer act on the petition since it has been
withdrawn.

“Further to the press statement issued on Monday, 14th August,
2017 on the above, the petitioners through their representatives
who presented the petition have written to the commission to
withdraw same.

“Accordingly, the Commission will take no further action on the
matter, the petition having been withdrawn.”

Soyebi had said in an earlier statement that INEC had written to
the constituents to acknowledge receipt of the petition and to
notify Kuki of the petition against him.

Also, the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, had said on
Wednesday that commission was planning to release the timetable and
schedule of activities for the recall process which was finally
suspended on Thursday.

The constituents of the Bebeji Constituency in the Kano State
House of Assembly have withdrawn the petition they wrote to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, seeking to recall their
representative, Mr. Galadima Kuki, on August 14, 2017.

The Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC,
Adedeji Soyebi, said in a statement on Thursday that the commission
would no longer act on the petition since it has been
withdrawn.

“Further to the press statement issued on Monday, 14th August,
2017 on the above, the petitioners through their representatives
who presented the petition have written to the commission to
withdraw same.

“Accordingly, the Commission will take no further action on the
matter, the petition having been withdrawn.”

Soyebi had said in an earlier statement that INEC had written to
the constituents to acknowledge receipt of the petition and to
notify Kuki of the petition against him.

Also, the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, had said on
Wednesday that commission was planning to release the timetable and
schedule of activities for the recall process which was finally
suspended on Thursday.