An Abuja division of the Federal High Court has dismissed an
application filed by the representative of the Kogi West Senaorial constituency,
Dino Melaye, seeking to nullify his recall.
Mr. Melaye had approached the court presided by Justice
Nnamdi Dimgba ahead of his recall exercise earlier scheduled to begin in July.
Following Mr. Melaye’s application, the court ordered
Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
to halt the recall exercise, pending the determination of Mr. Melaye’s
application.
In its ruling, Monday, the court presided by Mr. Dimgba said
contrary to the arguments of Mr. Melaye that he was not granted fair hearing,
the constitution does not require a
special provision that mandates INEC to grant the senator an opportunity of
fair hearing.
The court then ruled that INEC provides Mr. Melaye with the
recall petition, schedule of signatures attached to the petitions and a full
list of persons in support of the recall process, within two weeks before an
amended time table for the recall would be made.
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