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BREAKING: Court Stops DSS From Arresting INEC Chairman

A FCT High Court has rejected a request to remove Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, from office for allegedly making a fake asset dec...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief January 04, 2023
Updated January 4, 2023 at 7:12 PM
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BREAKING: Court Stops DSS From Arresting INEC Chairman

A FCT High Court has rejected a request to remove Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, from office for allegedly making a fake asset declaration.

On Wednesday, Justice M. A. Hassan rejected the claimants' 14 requests for relief in addition to the application.

According to the judge, Prof. Yakubu's disclosure of his assets was legal, valid, and compliant with the law.

He prohibited the Nigeria Police, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), and the Department of State Services (DSS) from detaining Yakubu.

The decision was made in response to an initial summons filed by Somadina Uzoabaka against Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Attorney General of the Federation, with the filing number FCT/HC/GAR/CV/47/2022. Uzoabaka sought, among other things, an order of mandatory injunction compelling the INEC chairman to recuse, excuse, and exclude himself and/or resign as chairman of INEC pending the investigation and review of the various allegations

In addition, the plaintiff requested a court order prohibiting the INEC chairman from accepting or holding any public office for a term of ten years.

In response to the complaint, Prof. Yakubu provided information about his court files, and documentation demonstrating the sources of funding for the acquisition of the properties that the plaintiff claimed were illegally acquired, and he argued that his asset declarations were properly completed.

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