Tag: recall
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INEC begins Melaye’s recall process today
Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today commence the recall process of Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja had on Thursday, rejected Melaye’s ex-parte motion for a temporary injunction to restrain INEC from…
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Melaye: INEC begins recall process Monday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, insisted it would go ahead with the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye, as the Commission is yet to be served any court ruling to halt the recall. The recall process is expected to begin on Monday, July 10. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Justice John Tsoho of the…
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Court rejects Melaye’s suit to stop recall, adjourns till September
The embattled Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District Dino Melaye on Thursday failed in his bid to stop the ongoing recall process by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice John Tsoho in an ex-parte ruling rejected Melaye’s motion for a temporary injunction restraining INEC from proceeding with the recall process until the determination of…
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Melaye’s recall: Filing a law suit won’t stop process – INEC insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said only a legitimate court order could stop process for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye as demanded by his Kogi West constituents. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the commission, stated this in an interview with tjournalists on Tuesday in Abuja. He…
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Dino Melaye’s recall process starts July 10 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the time table for the verification of signatures of constituents in the Kogi West Senatorial District who had indicated their interest to recall their senator, Dino Melaye. In the time-table issued by the commission’s secretary, Augusta Ogakwu, the ‘Notice of Verification’ would be issued on July 10…
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Start packing your loads, no going back on recall process, group tells Melaye
A group, Aggrieved Constituent Voters in Kogi West senatorial district, says there is no going back on the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye who represents the constituency in the Senate. The leader of the group, Mr Olowo Cornelius, made the statement while addressing a news conference on Wednesday in Lokoja. He said that the recall…
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Signatures collected to influence my recall forged – Melaye
Sen. Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial district in the National Assembly says the signatures allegedly collected to influence his recall and forwarded to INEC were forged. Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Lokoja, Melaye who said investigations had revealed that even the dead signed the recall across the seven area councils of the senatorial district,…
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Recall from Senate: List contains names, signatures of dead people – Melaye
The lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye has said moves by his constituents to recall him from the senate will fail as the names and signatures on the list presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC were either of dead people or forged. The embattled senator also warned that those behind…
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188, 588 voters in Kogi West endorse Melaye’s recall
188, 588 voters, representing 52.3 per cent of the total number of registered voters in Kogi West senatorial district have approved the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye from the senate. The Special Adviser to the state governor on political affairs, Mr Pius Kolawole announced this on Monday in Lokoja while addressing party members from the…
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We are not aware of Melaye’s recall move from Senate – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is not aware of any moves to recall Sen. Dino Malaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP), Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Explaining the processes involved in recalling and elected lawmaker,…