BREAKING: Dino Melaye wins as recall fails

The controversial recall of the senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has failed.

The exercise failed as it could not garner the required 50 plus one percent of the total number of signatories to the petition calling for Melaye’s recall.

It only managed to get 5.34 percent of signatures verified by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Results of the exercise announced by the commission showed that the recall was a failure in all the seven local government areas that make up Kogi west senatorial district.

A breakdown of the results showed that Kogi west has a total of 351, 146 voters out of which 189, 870 were said to have signed the petition to recall the senator.

However, only 20, 868 constituents came out for the verification but only 18, 742, representing just 5.34 percent of the signatories, voted in support of Melaye’s recall.

Breakdown of Results:

(1). KOGI (KOTON KARFE LGA)
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISISTERED VOTERS: 46, 727.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS: 24, 459.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 2, 566.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED: 2, 335.

(2). KABBA BUNU.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 5, 309
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITIONS: 27, 910
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATORIES AT VERIFICATION: 2, 150
TOTAL NUMBERS OF signatures VERIFIED: 2, O35.

(3). IJUMU.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 46, 810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITIONS: 24, 389.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 2, 811.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED: 2, 664

(4). YAGBA EAST.
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 35, 329.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURE ON THE PETITION: 18, 229.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 3, 580.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES VERIFIED: 3, 506.

(5). MOPA AMURO.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 18, 350
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION: 9, 173.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 729.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF signatures VERIFIED: 710.

(6). YAGBA WEST LGA.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 35, 506
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION: 19, 444
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 4, 221
TOTAL NUMBERS OF signatures VERIFIED: 3, 729.

(7). LOKOJA LGA
TOTAL NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 109, 105
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION: 66, 266.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES AT VERIFICATION: 4, 810.
TOTAL NUMBERS OF signatures VERIFIED: 3, 763.