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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received a number of requests from different groups across the country, seeking the recall of their representatives in the national and state assemblies.

This is just as the commission released the revised Regulations and Guidelines for the recall of federal and state lawmakers as well as councillors in the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC revealed these in a statement on Thursday at the end of the management meeting of the commission.

He said that the decision was taken in addition to reviewing the final preparations for the off-cycle Edo State governorship election on Saturday.

He said that some groups even requested the commission to initiate the process of the recall on their behalf.

“For clarity, the process is initiated by the voters in a constituency. The commission only implements their request in line with Sections 69, 110 and 160 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Sections 2(c) and 113 of the Electoral Act, 2022.

“Accordingly, the commission has reviewed the regulations and guidelines, providing a detailed procedure for recall,” Olumekun said.

He also said that the 10-page document had been uploaded to INEC website and social media platforms for the guidance of prospective petitioners and for public information.

He urged constituents interested in the recall of their elected representatives to be guided by the provisions of the regulations and guidelines in preparing and submitting their petitions to the commission.

Zonefree:
Is it possible for INEC to help us recall Ezenwa Onyewuchi? He's the senator representing Owerri zone, Imo state.

Man is useless to Owerri people as the P in Psychology.

Shawarmagirl:
Nigerians did not elect you to go and seat down there as numbers listening to bills sponsored by others. At the end of the month you collect salary and constituency project without doing nothing.

Namaster:
RECALLING a lawmaker and IMPEACHING an elected official should be as easy as spotting an IDIOT at an APC rally (hint: it's ALL of them).

NOBODY should be saddled with a limp, UNDERPERFORMING and nonperforming Senator or Representative.

NOBODY should be made to feel like they are STUCK with a USELESS politician whose idea of empowering his constituents is giving them hoes and wheelbarrows.

NO politician should EVER feel safe and secure in their position. Politicians should have ZERO job security.

NO politician should think that they ONLY need to bring their A-game to the campaign and that it's over after they win an election.

Politicians should be EAGER to impress the masses for fear of being IMPEACHED, RECALLED and REPLACED.

The procedure should be made EASIER and INEC should provide support to people who want to initiate a recall. And ACT on people's request.

HORRIBLE politicians should be VERY EASY to kick out. That's one of the ways Nigeria could possibly get better.

budaatum:
Nigerians did not bother to elect anyone. Less than 9 million Nigerians elected our current president while the majority Registered
93,469,008 voters sat on their lazy irresponsible asses.

We deserve what they dish out!

Artscollection:
I hope agbadorians will read this and have sense.

CodeTemplarr:
The results were doctored in such a way that . . .

Namaster:
RECALLING a lawmaker and IMPEACHING an elected official should be as easy as spotting an IDIOT at an APC rally (hint: it's ALL of them).

NOBODY should be saddled with a limp, UNDERPERFORMING and nonperforming Senator or Representative.

NOBODY should be made to feel like they are STUCK with a USELESS politician whose idea of empowering his constituents is giving them hoes and wheelbarrows.

NO politician should EVER feel safe and secure in their position. Politicians should have ZERO job security.

NO politician should think that they ONLY need to bring their A-game to the campaign and that it's over after they win an election.

Politicians should be EAGER to impress the masses for fear of being IMPEACHED, RECALLED and REPLACED.

The procedure should be made EASIER and INEC should provide support to people who want to initiate a recall. And ACT on people's request.

HORRIBLE politicians should be VERY EASY to kick out. That's one of the ways Nigeria could possibly get better.

SmartPolician:
Recall is an electoral act that needs to be fully explored! The Supreme Court should stop deciding who won elections! INEC should use technology to gain and build voter trust and confidence.

budaatum:
I disagree!

Any reasonable person who wants to doctor results of the last election will not doctor a mere 8,794,726 votes out of a legible 93,469,008 registered voters. And the sooner we start being honest with ourselves, the sooner we'd find a remedy.

Islie:
https://dailytrust.com/nigerians-writing-us-to-recall-federal-state-lawmakers-inec/#google_vignette