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Amupitan Risks Jail As Court Summons INEC Chairman.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has been ordered to appear before the Federal High Court on March 10, 2026, over allegations of contempt of court.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
According to Naija News, the summons follows INEC’s alleged failure to comply with a prior court order directing the commission to recognise the National Rescue Mission (NRM) executive led by Chief Edozie Njoku as the party’s legitimate leadership.
The directive was issued by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Wednesday after the INEC Chairman failed to appear in court.
INEC’s counsel, M.S. Bawa, requested an adjournment, citing an emergency. However, the judge proceeded to issue the summons.
NRM’s lead counsel, Oladimeji Ekengba, argued that contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal and require the defendant’s personal appearance in court. Following this, Justice Egwuatu ordered that a fresh hearing notice be served on Prof. Amupitan, directing him to appear at the next session.
The judge instructed the INEC Chairman to “show cause” why he should not be imprisoned for allegedly disobeying the court’s earlier directive.
The dispute originates from a mandamus order issued on March 5, 2025, which compelled INEC to recognise the outcome of the NRM’s January 2025 convention that produced the Edozie Njoku-led leadership.
Earlier challenges in personally serving Prof. Amupitan with court documents had led the court to approve substituted service of Form 48, allowing the official notice to be delivered to any staff member at INEC’s national headquarters in Abuja.
NRM officials expressed confidence that the electoral commission would ultimately comply with the court order and formally recognise their leadership.
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