Court stops INEC from recalling Dino Melaye

Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with the recall of the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye 
He granted the order on Thursday while delivering a short ruling in an application by the  embattled Senator.
In the application which was argued ex-parte by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the Senator had asked the court to stop the electoral body from going ahead with the process, pending the hearing of his originating summons 
The judge ordered INEC to “keep the exercise on hold for now” and adjourned the suit to September 29.
Attempts by a lawyer seeking to be heard as an interested party was stoutly resisted by Melaye’s lawyers and the court.
Melaye’s constituents had commenced his recall some weeks ago after they gathered the signature of over 188,000 registered voters which they submitted to INEC.