Embattled Senator Dino Melaye of
Kogi West Senatorial district has hired legal activist, Mike Ozekhome, to fight
his recall battle in court.
To this end, Ozekhome has filed a
suit at the Federal high Court, Abuja, seeking a court injunction to halt
Melaye’s recall from the Senate.
According to sources, a panic-stricken Melaye had been shopping for a judge in the last 48
hours that could grant an injunction to halt the process after word reached him
that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was meeting to decide
on an appropriate response to the submission of more 188,000 signatures to
their headquarters on Wednesday from his constituents who wanted him recalled
from the Nigerian Senate.
On Thursday INEC issued a
statement notifying the public that it will be verifying the signatures on July
3rd 2017. The commission also wrote to Melaye notifying him of the official
commencement of the recall exercise.
Mr. Melaye’s lawyers Friday filed
a 33-page legal argument seeking to obtain injunctive reliefs from the court.
The application was accompanied by an affidavit of urgency filed by a staff of
Mr. Ozekhome’s law firm.
Melaye also took to his twitter page to announce that he had filed a case against INEC at the federal high court, Abuja.
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Oboy so u de fear like dis, what ever you do another election is at the corner. and people will decide on .
ReplyDeleteHe is not scared. He is going the legal route to undo an illegal act being perpetrated by some individuals. He has to show the illegality in the process. If the people truly want to recall him, there shouldn't be five names in the same handwriting but with different signatures, dead people's names on the list, fictitious house addresses etc. We really have to learn to do the right things the right way. I am not against a genuine recall of any member of the national Assembly
ReplyDeleteOjo Okunrin!��
ReplyDeleteWhere are your bragging?
Instead of you facing your assignments in the house, you behaving like rogue.
Keep dancing like a jester. I pray you have learned some lessons.