The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi
West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature
the verification.
Results announced by INEC at the end of the exercise showed that
only 18,742 signatories to the recall petition were verified out of
the 189,870 signatories on the petition.
The verified signatories fell well below the requirement of the
law that 50 per cent and one of the signatories must be verified
before the recall process can continue.
Consequently, the embattled Senator Melaye who is in the
hospital owing to the drama that followed his arrest has survived
the recall attempt.
Here is how the verification exercise turned out in the seven
local government areas in the senatorial district, which has
351,146 registered voters.
KOTON KARFE LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 46,727.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS – 24,459.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 2,566.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 2, 335.
KABBA BUNU LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 59,319
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS – 27,910
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATORIES AT VERIFICATION – 2,151
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNAT7S VERIFIED – 2,085.
IJUMU
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 46,810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION – 24,389.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 2,811.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 2,664.
YAGBA EAST
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 35,329.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION – 18,229.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 3,580.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 3,506.
MOPA AMURO
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 18, 350
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 9,173.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 729.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES VERIFIED – 710.
There was violence in Mopa Amuro towards the end of the
exercise. Six polling units were reportedly affected. As a result,
the exercise in six out of the 10 wards in the LGA were
cancelled.
YAGBA WEST LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 35,506
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 19,444
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 4,221
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATORIES VERIFIED – 3,729.
LOKOJA LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 109,105
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 66,266.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 4,810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES VERIFIED – 3,763.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier
assured the people that it was only concerned with transparency in
the exercise and could not be held responsible for the poor turnout
of petitioners.
The INEC Federal Commissioner in-charge of Kogi, Kwara and
Nasarawa states, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, made the statement in
Lokoja shortly after the end of the exercise.
Haruna said that the main concern of INEC was to ensure
transparency in the process, insisting that the organisation was
neutral in the bid to recall Melaye from the Senate.
“Turnout is not our problem; turnout is the problem of parties
concerned, ours is to ensure transparency,” Haruna said.
Commenting on insinuations that INEC might tamper with the wish
of the people, the commissioner said that nothing like that would
happen, stressing that the agency had no interest in who won or
lost in the matter.
“Nothing untoward will happen, I assure you . Whatever happened
at the polling units is what INEC will announce,” he stated.
Commenting on the mix up in the list of petitioners, Haruna said
that mistakes in such exercise was normal but gave an assurance
that the mistakes would be corrected.
He lauded the peaceful conduct of the people before and during
the exercise.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Koton Karfe and
Lokoja, the people conducted themselves well, although the turnout
was poor.
During the exercise, there was no case of malfunctioning of card
reader machines while security personnel adequately manned the
polling centres.
The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi
West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature
the verification.
Results announced by INEC at the end of the exercise showed that
only 18,742 signatories to the recall petition were verified out of
the 189,870 signatories on the petition.
The verified signatories fell well below the requirement of the
law that 50 per cent and one of the signatories must be verified
before the recall process can continue.
Consequently, the embattled Senator Melaye who is in the
hospital owing to the drama that followed his arrest has survived
the recall attempt.
Here is how the verification exercise turned out in the seven
local government areas in the senatorial district, which has
351,146 registered voters.
KOTON KARFE LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 46,727.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS – 24,459.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 2,566.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 2, 335.
KABBA BUNU LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 59,319
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS – 27,910
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATORIES AT VERIFICATION – 2,151
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNAT7S VERIFIED – 2,085.
IJUMU
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 46,810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION – 24,389.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 2,811.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 2,664.
YAGBA EAST
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 35,329.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION – 18,229.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 3,580.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED – 3,506.
MOPA AMURO
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 18, 350
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 9,173.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 729.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES VERIFIED – 710.
There was violence in Mopa Amuro towards the end of the
exercise. Six polling units were reportedly affected. As a result,
the exercise in six out of the 10 wards in the LGA were
cancelled.
YAGBA WEST LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 35,506
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 19,444
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 4,221
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATORIES VERIFIED – 3,729.
LOKOJA LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS – 109,105
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION – 66,266.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION – 4,810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATARIES VERIFIED – 3,763.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier
assured the people that it was only concerned with transparency in
the exercise and could not be held responsible for the poor turnout
of petitioners.
The INEC Federal Commissioner in-charge of Kogi, Kwara and
Nasarawa states, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, made the statement in
Lokoja shortly after the end of the exercise.
Haruna said that the main concern of INEC was to ensure
transparency in the process, insisting that the organisation was
neutral in the bid to recall Melaye from the Senate.
“Turnout is not our problem; turnout is the problem of parties
concerned, ours is to ensure transparency,” Haruna said.
Commenting on insinuations that INEC might tamper with the wish
of the people, the commissioner said that nothing like that would
happen, stressing that the agency had no interest in who won or
lost in the matter.
“Nothing untoward will happen, I assure you . Whatever happened
at the polling units is what INEC will announce,” he stated.
Commenting on the mix up in the list of petitioners, Haruna said
that mistakes in such exercise was normal but gave an assurance
that the mistakes would be corrected.
He lauded the peaceful conduct of the people before and during
the exercise.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Koton Karfe and
Lokoja, the people conducted themselves well, although the turnout
was poor.
During the exercise, there was no case of malfunctioning of card
reader machines while security personnel adequately manned the
polling centres.