Tinubu's election records: 'Documents do not exist as described,’ INEC tells court

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approached the Federal High Court successful Abuja, seeking to invalidate a subpoena directing it to merchandise documents relating to President Bola Tinubu’s 1999 Lagos State governorship predetermination and his 2023 statesmanlike election.

INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, filed the exertion challenging the subpoena, which was issued connected November 6 during the ongoing cyberbullying proceedings of African Action Congress, AAC, statesmanlike candidate, Omoyele Sowore.

Through his counsel, Alex Izinyon, SAN, Amupitan is asking the tribunal to state the subpoena “void, unenforceable and contradictory.”

In the application, the INEC president argued that the subpoena was not personally served connected him arsenic stipulated by law. He besides maintained that the documents requested by Sowore’s defence squad were either improperly described oregon did not beryllium successful the signifier specified.

The committee further questioned the relevance of the subpoena to the transgression proceedings against Sowore, alleging that the petition was made successful atrocious faith.

One of the grounds contained successful the exertion reads: “The subpoena Duces Tecum dated 6/11/2026 arsenic constituted is void...