Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has fired back
at Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for saying that efforts made to recall
Melaye, should have gone into more “important things”.
Ezekwesili took to her Twitter account on Wednesday, to make
it clear that recalls are “a democratic provision” and warned Saraki not to
“talk down on citizens”.
She tweeted: “Many of us have no dog in the Kogi recall
fight. BUT, it is a DEMOCRATIC PROVISION. Don’t talk down on Citizens.”
Saraki had said that “I really don’t know why a lot of
efforts are being wasted on this issue. These efforts should have gone on more
important things. Eventually, it must come back here for us to certify whether
it is satisfactory.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
already fixed July 10 and August 19, for the verification of signatures on the
recall register.
By Ifreke Inyang
