Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over contempt of court.
The judge made the order while ruling on a preliminary objection by INEC and its Chairman in a contempt proceeding filed by Ejike Oguebego and Chuks Okoye, chairman and legal adviser of Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively.
Justice Pam had on July 5 ordered Yakubu to appear before the court and show why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court.
Yakubu failed to appear on July 10 when the court sat again on the case,
For failing to appear in court for the third time, the judge on Wednesday asked the police to arrest the INEC boss immediately.
