Shocker! Dino Melaye’s Recall To Cost N1bn, Says INEC
Senator Dino Melaye [/caption]
The National Commissioner on Voter Education and Publicity, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prince Solomon Soyebi, has said that the recall of Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West senatorial district is likely to cost about N1 billion naira.
He said this while he was speaking to Seun Okin, a political correspondent, on Channels TV on Thursday.
He explained that after the verification, there will be a referendum, followed by a fresh senatorial election if the recall is successful.
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Soyebi said that the senatorial election alone will cost the commission about N300 million to properly conduct.
When asked how much it would cost to properly execute the entire recall process from verification to election, he said, “about N1 billion”.
To carry out the verification process, Prince Soyebi said, “We are going to every booth in the seven local government areas of that constituency.
“Anybody who has signed that petition is advised now in the interest of justice to go down to the local government area where he signed and then affirm that he signed.”
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According to him, the identities of the signatories will be verified by checking their names in the register, matching it with their pictures as well as their signatures.
On the referendum, he said, “If more than 50 percent of signatories are verified, the next stage will be referendum.”
On the lawsuits in court asking INEC to halt the recall process, he said, “We are not unaware on notices being filed in court. And just as we have maintained, a notice does not constitute a stoppage; it’s not an injunction on its own.
“There has never been a specific court order giving injunction restraining us from performing our constitution duties.”
