INEC REJECTS PETITION TO RECALL SENATOR NATASHA, DECLARES IT INADEQUATE. (PHOTO).

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  INEC rejects petition to recall Senator Natasha, declares it inadequate The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has not met the requirements. In a short statement on Thursday, the electoral commission said the petition to recall Senator Natasha did not meet constitutional requirements. “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended),” INEC wrote on its X handle. In an updated statement, INEC cited Section 69(a) of the Constitution, which stipulates that a petition to recall a senator needs the signatures of more than one-half of the registered voters in the lawmaker’s constituency. “The total number of registered voters in the Kogi Central Senatorial District is 474,554. More than one-half of this figure (i....

NIGERIAN ARMY CLASHES WITH BOKO HARAM TODAY.

             According to sources,today friday,Nigerian government forces were fighting Islamic insurgents,20 miles outside Borno state capital Maiduguri.Maiduguri residents said they had heard gunfire and explosives coming from the direction of Konduga,southeast of the city.Sources said ''Some people came from Konduga,they told us the army are in control''.Authorities were struggling to reassure frightened locals that the armed forces would defend them against the Boko Haram militant,who have overrun a string of towns and villages in the area i recent weeks.                                                                                                             

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