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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been given approval to effect Senator Dino Melaye's recall process.
Here are seven reasons why Justice Nnamdi Dimgba held that all the complaints made by Melaye lack merit and deserve to be dismissed.
1. The Court said Melaye still opportunity to campaign to the electorate before the referendum to sell his achievements to them according to the 90 days time table and schedule of activities set by INEC as set out in Section 69 of the Constitution.
2. The electorate voted the legislator into office; they gifted him with the office, they also have the powers to take away that which have been given
3. Melaye's claim that the petition emanated from malice, bad faith, vendetta and against the natural justice.
4. The senator's assertion that the 188, 000 signatories to the petition contained those of non-existent, dead and forged", stressing that the complain was hasty since he has not exhausted the INEC verification process for the signatories.
5. The judge described Melaye's complain that officials of the electoral umpire ought to swear to an oath of neutrality as "premature" since it is not certain that a recall election will hold.
The judge however ordered INEC to serve Melaye the recall petition, schedule of signatures attached to the recall petition and full list of all persons in support of the recall process as contained in jute bags before the verification exercise.
6. The constituents have no duty to serve the legislator a copy of the recall petition.
7. The recall process is a political question, which is beyond the court to deal with.
Here are seven reasons why Justice Nnamdi Dimgba held that all the complaints made by Melaye lack merit and deserve to be dismissed.
1. The Court said Melaye still opportunity to campaign to the electorate before the referendum to sell his achievements to them according to the 90 days time table and schedule of activities set by INEC as set out in Section 69 of the Constitution.
2. The electorate voted the legislator into office; they gifted him with the office, they also have the powers to take away that which have been given
3. Melaye's claim that the petition emanated from malice, bad faith, vendetta and against the natural justice.
4. The senator's assertion that the 188, 000 signatories to the petition contained those of non-existent, dead and forged", stressing that the complain was hasty since he has not exhausted the INEC verification process for the signatories.
5. The judge described Melaye's complain that officials of the electoral umpire ought to swear to an oath of neutrality as "premature" since it is not certain that a recall election will hold.
The judge however ordered INEC to serve Melaye the recall petition, schedule of signatures attached to the recall petition and full list of all persons in support of the recall process as contained in jute bags before the verification exercise.
6. The constituents have no duty to serve the legislator a copy of the recall petition.
7. The recall process is a political question, which is beyond the court to deal with.
