The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied media reports alleging that it disobeyed a Federal High Court order in Osogbo, Osun State, relating to the leadership crisis within the Action Alliance (AA). Reports earlier in the week had claimed that the court ordered the arrest of former INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for allegedly […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected allegations that it disobeyed a court order issued by the Federal High Court in Oshogbo,

The national chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Kenneth Udeze, has dismissed reports that a Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, delivered a contempt judgment against Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued on Thursday, Udeze insisted that the party never sued Yakubu […]

In a statement issued on Thursday, Udeze said the party did not sue Yakubu and did not mandate anyone to do so.

INEC has spoken on reports that a top Nigerian court ordered the arrest of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past national chairman of the commission.