The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has on Thursday, produced some of the documents which the Presidential Election Peti...
Recall, that the Tribunal of five Judges led by Justice Mohammed Garba, had on Wednesday, ordered INEC to produce the documents by noon, on Thursday.
This followed the complaints by the Petitioners that the subpoenas issued and served on INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and the Commission’s Residential Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Zamfara State, has not been complied with.
The Tribunal had adjourned the case till Friday, but the Counsel for the PDP and Atiku, Chris Uche, SAN, attended Thursday’s proceedings scheduled for other petitions filed by the Hope Democratic Party, HDP, and the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, to ensure INEC’s compliance with the order.
Around the time the five-man panel was to recede to Chambers to write a ruling in respect of PDM’s petition, Uche informed the bench of his intention in court, on Thursday.
In reaction, Justice Garba asked for an update from INEC’s Lawyer, Yunus Usman, SAN.
Replying, Usman informed the Tribunal that the “documents have been substantially produced”.
“It is a very tedious task, but we have to obey the court’s order”, Usman added.
The Tribunal then promised to “deal with the issue” when it returns to deliver its ruling.
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