The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not be
discouraged by the legal obstacles it is facing in the process of
recalling Kogi-West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye.
The
Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the quarterly
consultative meeting with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
Yakubu said constituents had the right to recall anybody they wanted to in a democracy.
He
said, “There was a pronouncement on Thursday last week on the matter
and everything has been taking to the Court of Appeal. We are waiting to
be served with court documents and the commission will take a decision
today.
“Ultimately, election and recall are legal processes
and we will not violate the laws of this country but I want to assure
you that we will proceed courageously. Citizens must have the right to
recall anybody as long as the process is in conformity with the law of
this country and I am committed to that.”
The INEC boss also
warned politicians seeking to run in 2018 and 2019 to stop campaigning
as this was in contravention of the Electoral Act.