crisis that sacked Andy Ubah
and Stella Oduah could lead to the prosecution
of the INEC
Chairman following a problem of lack
of adherence to court
orders.The Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Prof.
Mahmoud Yakubu, may be jailed over the l
ingering crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Anambra
State.According to New
Telegraph, the court has, however, issued a notice of
Telegraph, the court has, however, issued a notice of
Consequence of Disobedience to Court Order,
otherwise known
otherwise known
as Form
48 on
Yakubu. Also served with the notice are the
Commission’s Secretary, Mrs.
Augusta Ogakwu and its
Director of Legal Services, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN).
The
acknowledgement copy of the Form 48 from INEC
reads:“Take notice that unless
you obey the directions
contained in the order of the honourable court attached
to this Form (in particular the 5th Order restraining you
from acting on list of
nominated candidates except those
that emanate from the plaintiff), you will be
guilty of
contempt of court, and you will be liable to be committed
to prison.”Despite
the order of the court, the electoral
body
body
went ahead to accept nomination from the caretaker
committee, which
produced Andy Uba and Stella
Oduah
Oduah
as senators from Anambra State. Oguebego and
Chuks
Okoye, the legal adviser of the party in the
state,went back to the court to
file Form 48.In the
Form 48, dated February 18, 2016 and signed by
the
Registrar.
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