Independent National Electoral Commission announces rules and procedures for the citizens to recall of a National Assembly member, a state House of Assembly, or a member of the Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory:
1. (a) A petition for Recall shall be presented to the Chairman of the Commission by representatives) of the petitioners.
(b) The petition shall be signed by more than one half of the persons (that is, at least one person above half) registered to vote in the constituency of the member sought to be recalled, alleging loss of confidence in that member.
(c) Where half of the number of registered voters is not a whole number, the next whole number shall be regarded as one half of the registered voters.
(d) The signing of the petition may be by signatures or thumbprints of the petitioners.
(e) The names, Voter Identification Numbers (VIN) and signatures of the petitioners shall be arranged according to Polling Units in the constituency of the member sought to be recalled.
(f) For ease of communication, the name(s), contact address(es), phone numbers) and e-mail addresses) of the representative(s) of the petitioners should be clearly indicated in the covering letter forwarding the petition to the Commission.
