BREAKING: Tribunal issues subpoena on INEC Chair, one other over Atiku's, PDP's complaints

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has ordered the issuance of subpoena on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commissioner Zamfara State.

They are, by the subpoena issued on July 9, 2019, expected to appear and produce some documents used for the last election, required by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, who are petitioners before the tribunal. At the resumption of proceedings on Wednesday, petitioners’ lawyer, Chris Uche , told the tribunal that the subpoena had been served on the two officials but they have failed to either appear or make available the documents requested.He said subpoena are like summons from a court that the subject must obey.

Tribunal Chairman, Justice Mohammed Garba noted that from the record of the court, Yakubu was served with the subpoena on July 15, 2019 when he was required to produce the documents.He asked INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman to take the necessary steps to ensure the subpoena is complied with.

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