Nigeria, March 27 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the presiding officers of the Senate and the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, kick-starting the process of recalling the senator.

The commission disclosed this in a statement by its Spokesperson, Sam Olumekun, on Wednesday.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that some voters, under the aegis of Concerned Kogi Youth and Women, on Monday, submitted a petition for the recall of Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan at the commission's headquarters in Abuja.

In a letter addressed to INEC chairperson, Mahmood Yakubu, members of the group said they had lost confidence in her representation at the National Assembly and, therefore, asked the commission to commence the pro...