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Speaker 1: Nigeria electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission ANNECK, has

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rejected the petition seeking the dismissal or recall of the

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West Africa Nation female Senator Natasha Akpotti Uduran, who is

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currently representing Coggy Central Senatorial District at the Senate Chamber

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of the country National Assembly, stating that the petitioners failed

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to meet the constitutional requirements for the recall process to

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scale through. This apparently a continuation of the political drama

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that has ensued since the female senator accused the Senate President,

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godswill Acpavio of sexual harassment. A neck in a statement

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a few hours ago, narrated why the petition was rejected,

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as presented verbatim below. The Commission held its regular weekly

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meeting today Thursday, the third of April twenty twenty five.

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Among other issues, the meeting considered an approved the report

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of its physical count of the signatures thumb prints forwarded

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with the petition for the recall of the senator representing

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Coggy Central Senatorial District in line with Clause two B

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of the Regulations and Guidelines for Recall twenty twenty four.

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The Commission had assured Nigerians that it would handle the

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matter with fairness to the parties involved and in line

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with the provisions of the law and our regulations and guidelines. First,

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we ensured that the petitioners complied with the requirements for

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the submission of the petition. Secondly, we notified the members

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sought to be recalled in writing, copied the Presiding Officer

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of the Senate, and simultaneously published the notice on our website. Thirdly,

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we informed Nigerians that the next step would be to

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carefully ascertain the number of signatures thumb prints to ensure

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that the petition complies with the requirement of the law.

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This exercise has now been completed. For emphasis, a petition

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for the recall of a senator must comply with the

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provision of Section sixty nine of the Constitution of the

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Federal Republic of Nigeria nineteen nine twenty nine, as amended,

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which requires the signatures of more than one half of

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the registered voters in the constituency. The total number of

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registered voters in the Coggi Central Senatorial District is four

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hundred and seventy four thousand, five hundred and fifty four,

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more than one half of this figure that is fifty

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percent plus one is two hundred and thirty seven thousand,

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two hundred and seventy seven plus one, which is at

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least two hundred and thirty seven thousand, two hundred and

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seventy eight voters across the nine hundred and two polling

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units in fifty seven registration areas and five local government

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areas that make up the Senatorial district. The Commission ascertained

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two hundred eight thousand, one hundred and thirty two signatures

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thumbrends from the submission made by the petitioners. This translates

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to forty three point eight six per cent of the

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registered voters, which falls short of the constitutional requirement by

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twenty nine thousand, one hundred and forty six signatories. Consequently,

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the petition has not met the requirement of Section sixty

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nine of the Constitution. Therefore, no further action shall be

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taken on the recall of the Senator in line with

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the provision of Clause two the of the Regulations and

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Guidelines for Recall twenty twenty four, The Commission has issued

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a public notice to that effect, which is also copied

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to the Presiding Officer of the Senate. The public notice,

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along with the summary of the review of the signatures.

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Thumb prints of the petitioners, which are desegregated by local

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government areas, are available on our website and social media

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platforms for public information, said sam Olamekin, National Commissioner and

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Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee on Thursday, the third

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of April twenty twenty five. Nigeria Senate President godswill Acpabio

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on Tuesday, was alleged to have planned with the immediate

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past Governor of Coggi State, Johangabello, to assassinate Natashakti Uduran,

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the Senator representing Coggi Central Senatorial District. This the female

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normaker made the allegation in addition to her earlier allegation

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of sexual harassment leveled against the nigeria third highest ranking

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government official, which led to her being suspended by the

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Senate for six months, and more actions taken apparently by

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her political enemies who may have encouraged her constituents to

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file a petition before the Independent National Electoral Commission a

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NECK to recall her from the National Assembly, which she

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accused her political enemies of forging and gathering fake signatures

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to mislead a neck into doing a dirty job. As such,

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she was worn to cancel her homecoming rally in procession

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after the Coggi State Governor, Whusmanna Dodo vanned political rally

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and procession in the state. Subsequently, the Coggi State Command

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of the Nigeria Police Force issued a stern warning threat

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message on Tuesday warning that the political gathering may be

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hijacked by Hoodlum’s base on intelligence gathering. But despite the threats,

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the people of Coggy’s state came out in a very

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large numbers to receive and honor the female senator who

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arrived the venue of the homecoming Salas celebration with helicopter.

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It would be recalled that there was a heated exchange

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that erupted recently at a Senate Ethics Committee hearing as

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Senator Onyekuchi and Webbonnie clashed with former Education Minister Obi

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Azikuisili over allegations involving suspended Senator Natasha ak Pottiuduran, with

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two apparently loosing their manners and started using insulting and

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foul words on each other. Ledi Gwingi Gwinni in a

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morgigical way.