Dino Melaye: INEC Releases Full Results Of Recall Exercise
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released results of the verification exercise to recall Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly.
According to the result released by the electoral body on Saturday, only 18,742 signatories were verified out of the 189,870 signatories on the petition.
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The verified signatories was well below the required 50 percent of the signatories which must be verified before the recall process can continue.
Below is how the verification exercise turned out in the seven local government areas in the senatorial district, which has 351,146 registered voters.
Koton Karfe LGA
Total numbers of registered voters – 46,727.
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Total numbers of signatures on the petitions – 24,459.
Total numbers of signatures at verification – 2,566.
Total numbers of signatures verified – 2, 335.
Kabba Bunu LGA
Total numbers of registered voters – 59,319
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Total numbers of signatures on the petitions – 27,910
Total numbers of signatories at verification – 2,151
Total numbers of signat7s verified – 2,085.
Ijumu
Total numbers of registered voters – 46,810.
Total numbers of signature on the petition – 24,389.
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Total numbers of signatures at verification – 2,811.
Total numbers of signatures verified – 2,664.
Yagba East
Total number of registered voters – 35,329.
Total numbers of signature on the petition – 18,229.
Total numbers of signatures at verification – 3,580.
Total numbers of signatures verified – 3,506.
Mopa Amuro
Total numbers of registered voters – 18, 350
Total numbers of signatures on the petition – 9,173.
Total numbers of signatures at verification – 729.
Total numbers of signataries verified – 710.
There was violence in mopa amuro towards the end of the exercise. Six polling units were reportedly affected. As a result, the exercise in six out of the 10 wards in the lga were cancelled.
Yagba West LGA
Total numbers of registered voters – 35,506
Total numbers of signatures on the petition – 19,444
Total numbers of signatures at verification – 4,221
Total numbers of signatories verified – 3,729.
Lokoja LGA
Total numbers of registered voters – 109,105
Total numbers of signatures on the petition – 66,266.
Total numbers of signatures at verification – 4,810.
Total numbers of signatories verified – 3,763.
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