Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria

Section 69 of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 is about Recall. It is under Chapter V (The legislature) of the Act.

A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if –
(a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and which signatures are duly verified by the Independent National Electoral Commission; and

(b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.

Credit: Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)