Court Orders Arrest Of INEC Chairman
A warrant of arrest on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has been issued by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Justice Pam led court ordered that the INEC boss be arrested over alleged contempt of court for three consecutive times.
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Recall that the court, on July 5th and 10th, ordered Yakubu to appear before it to explain why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court.
He however failed to appear before the court and Justice Pam adjourned the case to August 1 (today).
At the resumption of proceedings today, neither Yakubu nor his counsel were seen in court.
As a result of this, the court ruled on a preliminary objection by INEC and its Chairman in a contempt proceeding filed by Ejike Oguebego and Chuks Okoye, Chairman and Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Anambra State respectively.
