Court orders IGP to arrest INEC chairman over contempt

Court orders IGP to arrest INEC chairman over contempt
The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the  Osun State capital has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to arrest the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmoud Yakubu for contempt and disobedience of court orders delivered in the matter involving the Action Alliance (AA) and INEC.

The court presided over by Justice Funmilola Demi-Ajayi held that Yakubu and INEC erred by refusing to honour its earlier judgment which directed both INEC and its chairman to recognize all the state chairmen elected under the Hon Adekunle Rufai Omoaje led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.

The Action Alliance had through its counsel, Mr K.O Etibo applied for Form 48 and Form 49, even as it sought his (Yakubu) committal to prison over flagrant disobedience of the orders of the court.

Justice Demi-Ajayi in her ruling delivered on Monday also awarded a cost of #100,000 against the INEC chairman.

The court gave seven days ultimatum to INEC and its chairman to restore the names of all the chairmen elected under the leadership of Omoaje to the commission's portal or face arrest by the police.

Justice Demi-Ajayi maintained that the national convention that produced Omoaje as the National chairman of the party and other members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) at the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential library, Abeokuta was valid as it was monitored by INEC officials and in line with the constitution of the party and electoral acts.

The court had earlier awarded a cost of #100,000 against INEC but it (INEC) failed to comply with the order of the court, a development which upset the trial judge who expressed displeasure at the commission's stance on the court order.

The court wondered why INEC and its chairman refused to honour its judgment and ordered the Police to arrest the INEC chairman of he fails to comply with the court order within seven days.

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