Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Section 110
A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if -
Insertion by Section 9 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act, 2010
(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 members' constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and which signatures are duly verified by the Independent 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 the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency.
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