Reports claim that within 90 days of receiving the petition, the commission will set up a referendum if the necessary threshold is reached. The schedule, date, and site of the referendum will be announced in a public notice, in accordance with INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024.

However, a public notice alerting the public to this decision will be released if the petition does not receive the required amount of signatures.

According to INEC’s rules, a referendum won’t take place until it has been verified that the petition has the backing of more than half of the district’s registered voters.

The recall petition is the result of a number of issues involving Akpoti-Uduaghan, including her March 6, 2025, Senate suspension for alleged “gross misconduct” after a dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The petition accuses the suspended senator of serious wrongdoing, misuse of power, and dishonesty, citing “loss of confidence” as the primary justification for the recall.

Six bags holding documentation with signatures gathered from almost half of Kogi Central’s 474,554 registered voters were included with the petition.

In the five local government areas of Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene, 902 voting places collected these signatures.

According to information obtained during the recall process, INEC notified Akpoti-Uduaghan in writing that the petition had been received. The Senate’s presiding officer has also received a copy of the letter.