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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:


- 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

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

- 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

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

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

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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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

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

Can this work in Nigeria?

Won't work in Naija. Not even when Saraki heads the red one.

Lemme put all these in motion to recall that Remi Tinubu from there because she is making mess of my constituency by fighting everybody there

It will be easier for a President to be impeached than for a Senator to be recalled

Dannyset:
Won't work in Naija. Not even when Saraki heads the red one.

To even get 'More than half of the registered voters in the Senator’s senatorial district write, sign and send a petition to the Chairman of INEC alleging their loss of confidence in the Senator' is one major problem on its own

I am a registered voter in surulere Lagos and I want to recall my shameful representative Mrs Bonga Fish Jagagbantis.Thank you midolian for this very helpful thread.I will now galvanize my supporters to actualize my goals.

Fedayeen02:
It will be easier for a President to be impeached than for a Senator to be recalled

its better they amend the constitution and state it clearly that A seating president cannot be impeached and a misbehaving Senator can't be recalled.

cktheluckyman:
I am a registered voter in surulere Lagos and I want to recall my shameful representative Mrs Bonga Fish Jagagbantis.Thank you midolian for this very helpful thread.I will now galvanize my supporters to actualize my goals.

lol..Dey there dey deceieve yourself.

You ll galvanize in vain. In the end, you ll look back and see that you are the only one left.

midolian:
its better they amend the constitution and state it clearly that A seating BIGOTED president cannot be impeached and a misbehaving Senator can't be recalled.

DON'T THANK ME