JUST IN: Fresh trouble for Osun-governor elect Adeleke as court orders INEC to produce his academic certificates

The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce Ademola Adeleke’s results used during the 2018 governorship election in Osun.

The document tagged “INEC Form CF001” is being demanded by counsel for the All Progressive Congress (APC), the petitioners.

The document tagged: “INEC Form CF001” is being demanded by Counsel for the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Petitioners.

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The Tribunal Chairman, Justice Tertsea Kume, on Friday, November 25, 2022, gave the order in his ruling on the arguments and counter arguments by both the petitioners and the respondents’ counsel as regard the INEC Form CF001.

Kume said it would amount to denying the petitioners their right to fair hearing, after the respondent (INEC) had failed to comply with the subpoena order as regard what the petitioners were demanding for.

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He said the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mutiu Agboke, represented by one Shehu Muhammed, failed to produce the Form CF001 on the excuse that they do not have the document in their custody in the state.

The tribunal chairman said that the petitioner had shown enough grounds with regards to their application/subpoena request.

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He ordered INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu to produce the document on the next date of adjournment.

Kume, therefore, adjourned the case until December 1, 2022,  for further hearing.

The tribunal had on November 16 overruled the respondents (INEC)’s oral application seeking to discountenance a subpoena brought by the petitioner.

The respondent had earlier brought an application to counter the subpoena request before withdrawing such on personal grounds, and it was struck out by the tribunal.

(NAN)