By Clifford Ndujihe

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution provides 10 clear but tortuous steps on how a senator can be recalled from the Senate.

The steps are:

1. More than half of the registered voters in the Senator’s senatorial district write, sign and send a petition to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC alleging their loss of confidence in the senatorial

2. The petition must be signed, and arranged according to polling units, wards, Local Government Areas, and constituency.

3. INEC notifies the Senator sought to be recalled, stating that it has received a petition for his or her recall, if the petition is valid.

4. INEC issues a public notice or announcement stating the date, time and location of the verification of signatures to the petition.

5. INEC verifies the signatures to the petition at the designation. The signatories must be individuals who appear on the voters’ register.

6. INEC conducts a referendum if more than one half (50% + 1) of the signatories are verified.

7 INEC writes to the petitioners stating that the minimum requirements for a referendum were not met, if the number verified is less than one half of the registered voters in that constituency.
The petition will therefore be dismissed.

8. INEC conducts a referendum within 90 days of receipt of the petition if the minimum requirements for a referendum are met. The referendum will be a simple yes or no vote on whether the Senator should be recalled, and will be decided by simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that Senator’s
constituency.

9. If majority of the voters in the constituency vote ‘yes’ the Chairman of the INEC will send a Certificate of Recall to the Senate President to effect the recall.

10. The Senate President will show affected senator the way out of the Senate.

www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-steps-recall-senator-nigeria/


lalasticlala, with these 10 steps, can a senator be recall?
Please, for all those queuing to recall Senator Dino Melaye(APC Kogi west) read and get enlightened it is exercise in futility.

Because, if they even meet number 1-9 steps...they can never reach successfully that of number 10.

Thank you OP for this information



Senator T A Orji and Senator Mao Ohuabunwa will be next to be recalled.

Those senators think they are untouchable...

Coughs***clears throat# it wudnt get to that stage with dino....watch as things unfold next week.....am sure the printer must be d one delaying the branded shirts n caps...u go see another set of rallies

dahunsy:
Coughs***clears throat# it wudnt get to that stage with dino....watch as things unfold next week.....am sure the printer must be d one delaying the branded shirts n caps...u go see another set of rallies

Sure you know Dino very well, this is just a test of popularity between Dino and Yahaya Bello/Smart Adeyemi.
Dino will respond accordingly.

lol see process and d Governor thief is wasting money to pay people cus am sure nobody will leave his job for that

like I care.

Op it might be exercise in futility but it has dent the hope of dino returning, yahaya bello as the gov is the leader of APC at state level in kogi, he has in possession of all machineries of APC in the state, dino is not popular than smart adeyemi in kogi west he rode on the back of change mantra .dino have made too many enemies for himself right from federal level to state level.

Majority of dino constituency voters re against him

The chairman of the APC in kogi is a bittered enemy of dino

He is not in good terms with the state governor

At national level the only politicians that can come to his aid at the polls is tinubu but they re sworm enemies

Dino cannot be handed the party's ticket in 2019 ,who re those that will conduct the election,
Yahaya bello
APC chairman


Smart adeyemi,faleke, yahaya bello, Federal govt , and tinubu re dino's nemesis that will catch up with him in 2019.



Who will bail Dino out in 2019

Half the registered voters that's alot.

Kogi state well done for starting the re call of DINO MELAYE from the senate, ALI ABDULLAHI SABI from niger state is next

This is too stressful

Its not possible but it worth trying.

I pity Dino n his game

He is only loyal to Saraki n Saraki Alone


But he has kissed his relection goodbye

This is disheartening, who structured the procedure like this, verifying signature is a very subjective procedure ,it should be thumb printing instead. Cos am sure many people can't sign a consistent signature in 3months not to talk of the one they signed during voters registration

This is disheartening,
who structured the procedure like this. verifying signature is a very subjective procedure ,it should be thumb printing instead.
Cos am sure many people can't sign a consistent signature in 3months not to talk of the one they signed during voters registration

Hw Does This Refund The 100 I Used To Watch That Super Chickens Match

Very welcome development in our today's Political Arena. If the Youth of this Great Nation would know their right and apply it without a Judas Iscariot in the Line alot would be achieved with this government. I pray they replace him with a Youth whom they would give their demands and mandate him to sign the agreement while letting him understand that the same procedure that took him to power would be invoked in case he fails within a given period. This I believe would mark the Purifying Process of our Polity. YOUTH of this Great Nation ARISE !!!

My Clarion Call

Almost impossible, but can still be achieved.

This is well said. I agree with most of it.

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Meanwhile Lagos state is developing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IloFi98KLmc

Dino Melaye has created so many enemies for himself even inside the senate. If the time comes, Saraki will have no option than to show him the way out.

And it shall come to pass.. Dino Melaye will be recalled before the year ends

He'll have ample time to face his trials and allegations.. we'll also query his source of wealth

al i see is INEC this,INEC that.......let d mobs recall them with stone pebbles and pure water sachet wit serious beating that can reset there brain to factory setting

In Nigeria its easier to break into the CBN vault than to recall a senator or rep

8. INEC conducts a referendum within 90 days of receipt of the
petition if the minimum requirements for a referendum are met.
The referendum will be a simple yes or no vote on whether the
Senator should be recalled, and will be decided by simple
majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that
Senator’s
constituency.

That of number 8 will b very difficult, how many will like to go back to their home/village, becos they want to vote a senator out?

what is the assurance that political thugs especially in kogi, will not cause violence?

we are about to witness another inconclusive election to recall a senator

yarimo:
Kogi state well done for starting the re call of DINO MELAYE from the senate, ALI ABDULLAHI SABI from niger state is next

Right on point!!

Guseh:
By Clifford Ndujihe




www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/10-steps-recall-senator-nigeria/


lalasticlala, with these 10 steps, can a senator be recall?
Please, for all those queuing to recall Senator Dino Melaye(APC Kogi west) read and get enlightened it is exercise in futility.

Because, if they even meet number 1-9 steps...they can never reach successfully that of number 10.

Number 10 is irrelevant to the process

Alariwo2:
And it shall come to pass.. Dino Melaye will be recalled before the year ends

He'll have ample time to face his trials and allegations.. we'll also query his source of wealth

Fact!!!!

Only from Kogi State that
such an embarrassing figure, can
emerge as a Senator Of The
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

RECALL HIM!!!

wasting of time and money ! You better go and find a means of paying backlog of salary and leave veterian actor Dino Melaye alone .

NwaAmaikpe:
Thank you OP for this information



Senator T A Orji and Senator Mao Ohuabunwa will be next to be recalled.

Thief Ochendo and Mao are just occupying space.

But Dino work pass Buhari na.....

..Give us steps to impeach Buhari