Nigeria, April 3 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition submitted for the recall of the senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has failed to meet constitutional requirements.

In a short statement on its X handle, INEC said the petition failed to meet Section 69(a) of the Nigerian constitution.

"The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Detailed statement shortly," the statement reads.

The commission is yet to say specifically which of the criteria has not been met by the petition.

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