INEC to proceed with Dino's recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will go on with the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West District at the National Assembly as scheduled on its timetable.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi State, Prof. James Apam, at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja, yesterday, said verification of signatures which was first in the line-up of activities for the recall process would be done on April 28. He said the verification exercise would hold in 560 polling units spread across the seven local government areas in Kogi West Senatorial District; while the outcome of the exercise would be out on April 29 at the INEC LGA Office in Lokoja.

“We have concluded all arrangements in line with our schedule of activities and are set for the exercise. The ad hoc staff have been trained at the state and local government levels and materials procured and sent to the Registration Area Centres ready for movement to the polling units on the day of verification,” he said.

On his part, the INEC’s National Electoral Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Nasarawa states, Malam Mohammed Haruna, said the commission had no special interest in whoever won or lost at the end of the recall.

He said the commission was carrying out the exercise as mandated by the Electoral Act and would ensure credibility of the entire exercise.