Politics
Group working to recall Senator Dafinone for ‘sleeping in senate’.
Senator representing Delta central, Senator Ede Dafinone has been accused of sleeping during session and his constituents have threatened to commence the legislator’s recall from the national assembly.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, was elected to office in 2023. The recall move is being pushed by the Delta state chapter of the Nigeria Polling Unit Forum, led by Nicholas Evwienure, accusing the representative of non-performance.
Evwienure, said at a press briefing in Asaba on Friday, that the group is also demanding Dafinone’s resignation.
“We, the eligible registered voters across party lines of Delta central’s electoral district, are appealing to the senator representing Delta central, Ede Dafinone, to resign honourably or face recall,” he said.
Abel John-Gold, one of the constituents, expressed support for the process to debar others from similar acts, saying “Ede is sleeping in the senate, Ede has failed us, I strongly support the recall of Senator Ede Dafinone,”
“He has failed in every ramification. He even forgot those who worked for him, he forgot those who campaigned for him. He forgot all his supporters.”
Meanwhile, other constituents are of different opinion, like Nelson Egware, said it is too early to judge the lawmaker’s performance, saying “For me, he has not done badly, because you cannot use two years to gauge the performance of a legislator,” he said.
While a female constituent, Josephine Omo-Dion, was supportive of the senator, saying “I don’t think it’s necessary at this stage because he still has like two more years to go.”
“He should be given time to bring in more things. At the end of these two years, if he is seen not to have made much impact, the electorate, which includes me, will decide to send him back there or not.”
A recall is a process that allows voters to remove a serving lawmaker before the end of their tenure.