A total of 188, 580, electorate
from Kogi West have signed the recall register form of Senator Dino Melaye.
Announcing the figure at the All
progressives Congress State Secretariat in Lokoja, the returning officer for
the recall of the serving senator, Adamu Yusuf explained that out of 360,098 of
the total registered voters of the seven western senatorial districts
comprising Yagba, Mopa Muro, Kabba Bunu, Yagba East, Koton Karfe, Lokoja and
Ijumu, 188, 588, signed the recall register constituting 52.3% of the voters in
senatorial district.
Yusuf while giving a breakdown of
the recall exercise noted that for Yagba East – out of 35,331 registered
voters, 18, 374 (52%) signed the recall of the serving lawmaker.
Others are Mopa 18,356 voters
(9,186 signed comprising 50.04%), Kabba Bunu 60,522, voters (28,277 signed
making 46.7%, and Yagba West out of 35, 966 registered voters 20,029 signed
signifying 55.7%.
Lokoja local government recorded
the highest with 63, 736 (54.8%) voters recalling the senator out of 116, 296
registered voters.
For Koton Karfe 24,703 (52.77%)
voters penned their signature while in Ijumu out of 46,819 registered voters,
24, 238 depicting 51.8% passed a vote of no confidence on the senator to
represent them in the National Assembly.
” Going by the above figures, it is important to let Nigerians know that we have met the Constitutional requirements of 51.1%. Dino has failed to represent Kogi West so we are calling him back home,” Yusuf added.
Meanwhile, the seven Local
government administrators constituting Kogi West were all present during the
exercise.
This is a powerful weapon the electorates in Nigeria has,hopefully they'll use it sensibly and judiciously in dealing with irresponsible and unethical politicians,the likes of Dino Melaye and those that rigged their ways to become lawmakers.If the electorates fails in using this power,then you have yourselves to blame while your suffering continues
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I cant wait to see how this pans out.
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