The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has asked the Court of Appeal to quash the arrest order issued against him.

He made the request in an appeal filed on Thursday in Abuja, through his lead counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Adegboyega Awomolo.



Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court in the nation’s capital had issued the warrant of arrest against Professor Yakubu on Wednesday for allegedly disobeying court orders.

In the notice of appeal, the INEC Chairman, however, claimed that Justice Pam acted in bad faith in the issuance of the arrest order.

He explained that he had already filed a pending appeal against the order while the attention of the judge was drawn to the appeal.

Yakubu submitted among other claims that up till date, no order was enrolled and served on him for his personal appearance in court as required by the law.

He noted that the warrant of arrest against him was a nullity because none of the parties in the contempt case applied for issuance of a bench warrant, except the judge who reportedly did so on his own.

The INEC boss stressed that he has not disobeyed any court order since he was not present before the court when the alleged order directing his personal presence was made.

He added that Justice Pam who has no jurisdiction to punish him for the alleged disobedience of court order committed ex-facie curie (outside the court).

Professor Yakubu said he was no longer a contemnor at the Federal High Court under the strength of his appeal lodged at the Court of Appeal challenging the justification of the contempt charge against him.

He argued that the trial court breached Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution by striking out his motion without hearing it, thereby denying him his right to fair hearing in the determination on the merit of his application.

Justice Pam issued a bench warrant against the INEC boss on Wednesday, following his alleged failure to appear before the court on three occasions to defend himself in the contempt charge brought against him by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State.








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A clear conscience fears no accusation. So why are you dodging ?

appeal court will kindly ask him to go and answer his summons!

Why running to appeal when he can use that time to go explain himself.
That was how they asked buhari for his waec result instead he went to hire 13 SAN .like father like son

Thunder quash ur anus instead

This is serious, how did we get here?

dlaw70:
Thunder quash ur anus instead

Take it easy
U are harsh

They always ridicule the judiciary.
They will need this judiciary one day.

phexx:

Take it easy U are harsh

mind ur business ,u are intruding

Shelumiel:
A clear conscience fears no accusation. So why are you dodging ?

Would you have said this had It been Dino Malaye ?

ganye1:
Would you have said this had It been Dino Malaye ?

Why not .

Ndonu101:
appeal court will [b]kindly [/b]ask him to go and answer his summons!

Did you say kindly? No the Appeal Court would strike out the appeal for preempting the order of the High Court and thereafter order him to appear before the H C

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