Just In: Court Orders Arrest Of INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

INEC Chairman To Be Arrested For Court Comtempt

Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has  given an order for the arrest of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for refusing to appear in court.

Naija News understands that Justice Pam gave the warrant of arrest following Mahmood’s absence in court for the third time.

The INEC boss had on July 10, shunned a valid order summoning him to appear before Justice Pam had on July 5, ordered Yakubu to appear before him to show cause why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court.

The judge made the order for Mahmood to appear before it while ruling on a preliminary objection by INEC and it’s 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.