The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for “flagrant” disobedience of court orders. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order following Yakubu’s absence in court for the third time to answer to contempt charges. It will be recalled that Oguebego had initiated contempt proceedings against the INEC Chairman for refusing to comply with a Supreme Court judgment of December, 2014 to recognise him as PDP chairman in Anambra. He had told the court that on the contrary, INEC and its chairman were relating with another faction of the PDP in Anambra. In an interview after the ruling, Awomolo told newsmen that the judgment on which the contempt proceeding was initiated, was delivered in 2014 when Mahmood was not yet INEC chairman.

Source: Punch August 01, 2018 15:13 UTC