It was an obvious drama as
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district abruptly rushed
out of the senate session and went straight to his car which was already
waiting at exactly 1. 50pm in order evade being served notice of recall by INEC
officials.
According to Daily Post, the speed with which the
embattled lawmaker came out of session attracted the crowd that had gathered to
see the turn of events.
An official of INEC identified as
Nura Mohammed was seen with an envelope trying to get his attention at a point
he was entering his car, but failed to hand him the document.
Effort to speak with the INEC
officials did not yield results as they all maintained sealed lips.
While the Sun is reporting that officials
of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday dropped
the recall notice and other documents at the office of Senator Dino
Melaye.
The embattled senator,
representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, was not present as the office
was met under locks.
The Senator, who represents Kogi West Senatorial district, had alleged that it was only after several attempts at his life had failed that the process of his recall initiated by his adversaries.
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According to channels TV, efforts by the officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to formally serve Senator Dino
Melaye the petition the commission received from his constituents to recall
him, appears to have met a brick wall.
On getting to the National
Assembly today, the INEC officials discovered Senator Melaye’s office locked,
forcing them to drop the documents at the door to his office. The INEC officials from the national
headquarters of the commission had stormed his office in the Senate in several
Ghana-Must Go bags.
INEC took the decision after it
claimed that all efforts to serve Melaye with the recall notice has been
frustrated by the controversial senator.
Senator Melaye had on Monday
declared during a press conference in Abuja that the time which his recall was
meant to take place had elapsed.
The Senator, who represents Kogi West Senatorial district, had alleged that it was only after several attempts at his life had failed that the process of his recall initiated by his adversaries.
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