Judge Isa H. Dashen, sitting in the Federal High Court of Lokoja, Kogi State, granted an interim injunction that restricts the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), its staff or agents, to accept, or rely on any petition containing virtual signatures from members of the Kogi Central Seceratorial area.
The court also filed a judgment through litigation number FHC/LKJ/CS/13/2025, prohibiting INEC from conducting any referendum based on such petitions to initiate a recall process for Senator Natasha Akpoti-uduaghan.
The order follows an external complaint application for the interim injunction and was sworn in by Anebe Jacob Ogirima on behalf of himself and four other plaintiffs, and was sworn in by Anebe Jacob Ogirima, who are registered voters and constituents in the Kogi Central area.
The application is by San&Co. West-Idahosa’s Smart Nwachimere (Esq.
The Chairman’s Justice when the Prayer was awarded to the applicant said
“Under this motion, the party date is March 19, 2025 and filed on March 20, 2025 in the Registration form of the Court of Honor, praying for the following relief of the Court:
The interim injunction order restricts the defendants (INEC), their employees, agents, private or assigned to accept, in any way, signatures and persons submitted by any person or person, such petitions and any person containing the so-called virtual signatures and names of the Kogi Centerial area.
The order also restricts any referendum held by INEC on this petition to initiate a recall process for Senator Natasha Akpoti-uduaghan until the motion is determined. ”
The court then ordered the following: The interim injunction was approved. The return date should be May 6, 2025 for service reports and further references.
The order, approved two days after some voters sponsored by some of Natasha’s political rivals, began her voter recall process, with videos spreading showing voters in litigation signing a recall petition. The move comes weeks after she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of harassment.
