INEC Moves Forward with Natasha's Recall: Petitioners' Contact Details Confirmed, Natasha Notified

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has now received the missing contact addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the representatives of petitioners seeking to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the Senate.

This update follows INEC’s earlier announcement on Wednesday, March 26, where it acknowledged receiving the recall petition but declined to process it due to incomplete requirements. The electoral body had stated that the petitioners’ representatives failed to provide their contact details, which is a necessary requirement under Clause 1(f) of INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines.

However, in a statement released on Wednesday, March 26, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed that the missing details have now been provided in a letter addressed to the INEC Chairman.

The statement reads:

"Further to the statement issued yesterday, Wednesday 26th March 2025, the Commission hereby confirms that the contact address of representatives of the petitioners, their telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses have now been provided in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission dated  Wednesday 26th March 2025."

Following this development, INEC has taken the following steps: A letter has been sent to notify Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan about the petition. The same letter has been copied to the presiding officer of the Senate and published on INEC’s website. INEC will now scrutinize the list of signatories submitted by the petitioners to verify whether it meets the requirement of over 50% of registered voters in the constituency.

INEC assured Nigerians that the process will be transparent and open, and the outcome of the verification will be made public in the coming days.