Recall: Trouble looms for Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye, as INEC releases amended timetable
Like The DEFENDER poll reportedly showed how difficult it would be for Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West Senatorial District to escape from the recall of him by his senatorial electorates, despite personal and legislative scheming, the battle line has been finally drawn to see who laughs last between him and his electorates, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released an amended timetable for the recall process on the petition against the Senate’s most vocal Senator.
Melaye, who boasted severally that his recall process would fail, had approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the process, but the court asked the electoral body to continue with the exercise.
Some of his constituents had also petitioned INEC, requesting that they would like to recall the lawmaker, although the senator’s lawyer said the earlier judgment had been appealed.
In its new timetable released on Monday, the electoral umpire, INEC, said it would restart the exercise with a notice of verification on October 3, while the verification exercise would hold on October 14.
The INEC, in a statement issued by its Secretary Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, said, “Further to the statement by the Independent National Electoral Commission issued on September 12, the Commission today issued an amended Timetable and Schedule of Activities pursuant to the petition for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye.”
It said with the timeline, sufficient time has been provided for Senator Melaye to study the petition and the accompanying materials to help him effectively prepare for the verification exercise in accordance with the order of the Federal High Court.
