Melaye’s political career faces nosedive as 188, 580 electorates sign for his recall

A total of 188, 580, electorate from Kogi West senatorial district have reportedly signed the recall register form of Senator Dino Melaye, Fresh Angle International has gathered.

Announcing the figure Monday June 19 at the All Progressives Congress State Secretariat in Lokoja, the Returning Officer for the recall of the serving Senator, Adamu Yusuf explained that out of 360,098 of the total registered voters of the seven Western Senatorial Districts comprising of Yagba, Mopa Muro, Kabba Bunu, Yagba East, Koton Karfe, Lokoja and Ijumu, 188, 580, signed the recall register, constituting 52.3% of the voters in the senatorial district

While giving a breakdown of the recall exercise, Yusuf noted that for Yagba East out of 35,331 registered voters, 18, 374 (52%) signed the recall of the serving lawmaker.

Others are: Mopa, 18,356 voters (9,186 signed, comprising 50.04%), Kabba Bunu 60,522, voters (28,277 signed comprising 46.7%, and Yagba West out of 35, 966 registered voters 20,029 signed signifying 55.7%.

Lokoja Local Government recorded the highest with 63, 736 (54.8%) voters, recalling the Senator out of 116, 296 registered voters.

For Koton Karfe 24,703 (52.77%) voters penned their signature, while in Ijumu out of 46,819 registered voters, 24, 238 signed for Melaye’s recall, depicting 51.8%.

“Going by the above figures, it is important to let Nigerians know that we have met the Constitution requirements of 51.1%. Dino has failed to represent Kogi West so we are calling him back home,” Yusuf added.

Our Kogi State Correspondent reports that the seven Local Government Administrators, constituting Kogi West were all present during the exercise.

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