Tribunal issues subpoena on INEC Chair over Atiku, PDP’s complaints

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has ordered
the issuance of subpoena on the Chairman, Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident
Electoral Commissioner (REC) 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 (PDP) 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 (SAN), 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.

Garba also noted that the one on the Zamfara REC was served on
July 12.

He asked INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman (SAN) to take the necessary
steps to ensure the subpoena is complied with.

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