The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday, subpoenaed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Zamfara State.
They are, by the subpoena issued on July 9, 2019, expected to appear and produce several documents used during the 2019 presidential election as requested by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate 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, TheNation reports.
He said subpoena are like a summons from a court that the subject must obey.
Justice Mohammed Garba, the Tribunal Chairman, 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.
