INEC to make official announcement on continuation of Melaye’s recall process

- INEC says it can now resume the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye now that legal restrictions have been removed

- The commission says there will be an official announcement when the process resumes

- Saraki, Dogara claim unity in opposition to INEC's polls schedule

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the commencement of the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye will be part of the decisions taken at its meeting next meeting on Thursday, March 22.

The Nation reports that after removing legal restrictions on the recall process, the commission may likely release a revised recall timetable and schedule of activities in the next few days.

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Speaking on the issue, the chief press secretary to INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said there will be an official announcement when the commission resumes the process.

He said: “As it is now, the Appeal Court has now removed any restriction. That means literally, INEC can continue with that process. The process now will have to start from where it stopped and that is the decision for the commission to make in the coming days.

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“I don’t know how soon the commission will take decision, but I know it is going to be pretty soon. The commission meets every Thursday to take decisions. And of course, once a decision is taking, there will be an official announcement. As it is, the Appeal Court has removed any encumbrances against our moves. That is what the situation is; that we can go ahead with our process.”

Meanwhile, Bukola Saraki, the Senate president and Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, House of Representatives, said on Saturday, March 17, that they were united in opinion concerning the amendment to the Electoral Act regarding the 2019 general elections’ sequence.

Both presiding senators, who were responding to allegation that there was a disagreement between them over how the two chambers of the federal legislature will react to President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to give his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, maintained that they shared the same views.

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Source: Naija.ng