Amupitan directed to produce electoral documents relating to the President’s governorship and presidential candidacies.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a subpoena directing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, to appear before it and produce electoral documents relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political candidacies in 1999 and 2023.
The subpoena was issued in connection with the ongoing criminal trial of human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
Sowore is standing trial over statements in which he described President Tinubu as a criminal.
The electoral documents sought by the court relate to President Tinubu’s governorship candidacy in 1999 and his presidential candidacy in the 2023 general election.
The subpoena requires the INEC chairman to appear before the court and produce the specified records as proceedings in the case continue.
