Dino Melaye: INEC Yet To Receive Court Order, To Proceed With Recall
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would continue with the process for the recall of the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, despite a court ruling asking it to maintain status quo.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the media aide to the Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this Friday, said it was yet to be served with the court papers putting the process on hold.
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Mr. Melaye’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, had explained that maintaining the status-quo me status quo should halt the recall process.
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court had on Thursday ordered parties involved in the planned recall of a senator to maintain status quo.