INEC goes ahead with Melaye’s recall process, says it's yet to get court ruling,

The Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC) on Friday, said it is going ahead with the timetable for the recall process for Senator Dino Melaye because it has not been served any court ruling or process.

The recall process is expected to begin on Monday.

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on Thursday rejected Melaye’s ex-parte motion for a temporary injunction to restrain the INEC from proceeding with the recall process.

Tsoho only asked the parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice.

According to a top official of the electoral commission, the recall process will go ahead.

The source said: “As at the close of work, we were not served any order, ruling or a process from the Federal High Court.

“Even if we had received any order from the court, our legal unit will still advise us on what the status quo means. We cannot act in vacuum.

“Certainly, we are adhering to our timetable on the recall process. We are going ahead from Monday.

“Any time we get a court order to stop the process, we will comply immediately.”

The timetable released by the INEC for Melaye’s recall process will run from July 10 to August 19.