INEC: Those Criticizing Buhari’s Failure To Submit Certificate, Should Go to Court -INEC

Mahmood Yakubu, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)‘s chairman, says there is room for legal action if anyone is in doubt of claims by candidates in the 2019 elections. Yakubu, while speaking about the personal particulars provided by the candidates, said anyone suspecting false claims has the right to file legal action against such candidate. As earlier reported by Naija News, President Muhammadu Buhari had told the commission that his … Continue reading INEC: Those Criticizing Buhari’s Failure To Submit Certificate, Should Go to Court -INEC

Appeal Court voids arrest warrant issued against INEC chairman

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the arrest warrant earlier issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court had on August 1, 2018, ordered the police to arrest Yakubu for allegedly refusing, on three occasions, to honour the court’s summons to … Continue reading Appeal Court voids arrest warrant issued against INEC chairman