Bids by political foes to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the 10th Senate has suffered a huge setback as a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, issued an interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from acting on the petition seeking to recall recall her.
The court also stopped INEC and its officials from receiving or processing any petition containing alleged fake signatures from supposed constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District or conducting a referendum based on such a petition.
The injunction was granted following an ex-parte application filed by Anebe Jacob Ogirima and four other registered voters from the district.
Citing the urgency of the matter, the application was moved on Thursday, March 20, 2025, by Smart Nwachimere, Esq., of West-Idahosa, SAN & Co.
Justice Isa H. Dashen granted the request and ordered that the injunction remain in effect until the next hearing, scheduled for May 6, 2025.
This ruling comes amid allegations that the recall effort was secretly backed by a close associate of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan has previously accused Akpabio of sexual harassment.
