Appeal Court Halts Arrest Order Of INEC Chairman
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Appeal Court Halts Arrest Order Of INEC Chairman
A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the arrest order issued against the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmoud Yakubu.
Justice Abdul Aboki led a three-man panel to suspend the enforcement of the arrest warrant in a ruling it delivered on Monday, in an appeal filed by the INEC chairman challenging the order made by Justice Pam for his arrest.
He noted that since the matter has been adjourned to September 17 for hearing of the main appeal, it will be prejudicial for the trial court to proceed with hearing of the matter scheduled for August 14.
Consequently, the panel unanimously ordered the stay of proceeding pending the hearing of Prof Mahmood’s appeals.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra state, Ejike Oguebego and the Legal Adviser of the state’s PDP Chuks Okoye, had filed a court proceeding against the INEC boss over court contempt.
Prof. Yakubu had in the wake of the court order on his arrest, also approached court of law to challenge the arrest order against him.
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