An interim order prohibiting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from accepting petitions to start a recall procedure against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been issued by the Federal High Court, Lokoja.
According to The Intercept, more groups in Kogi Central weighed in on the recall effort for the suspended senator on Thursday.
A group of Ebira indigenous people, however, denied that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s political rivals were funding and influencing the recall movement.
However, the court that issued the order on Thursday also prohibited INEC employees, agents, privies, or assigns from conducting any referendum until the motion on notice to that effect was decided, as well as from accepting or acting upon any petition bearing the false signatures of alleged Kogi Central Senatorial District members.
Following an ex-parte application for an interim injunction backed by an affidavit of extreme urgency, the court approved the application, according to the order document that journalists had access to on Friday morning.
Anebe Jacob Ogirima took the oath of office for himself and four other people who are registered voters and residents of Kogi State’s Kogi Central Senatorial District.
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However, West-Idahosa, SAN & Co.’s Smart Nwachimere, Esq., applied; however, the matter has been postponed until May 6, 2025, for a report of service and additional consideration.
A pressure organisation called Action Collective responded to the news by applauding the court for issuing the decision.
In his response, Dr. Onimisi Ibrahim, the group’s organiser, stated that the order would further reveal the impunity of some sponsored persons responsible for the unsuccessful recall plot against Senator Natasha.
