From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faulted the reportage of the order of the Federal High Court, Oshogbo, Osun State, directing the arrest of the immediate past chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu.

Describing it as misleading, the commission claimed that the report mischievously omitted its subsequent action on the case and erroneously portrayed the matter involving a corporate entity, as an individual affair and gave the wrong impression that the Court gave a fresh order after the initial pronouncement made on 29th September.

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement noted that in line with its tradition of always obeying court judgements, it has, this week, within the deadline, filed processes at the Federal High Court.

“Our attention has been drawn to some reports making the rounds about an order made by the Federal High Court, Oshogbo, Osun State 11 days ago on September 29, 2025, for the arrest of the immediate past INEC Chairman, Yakubu for purportedly disobeying its judgement on a case involving the Action Alliance party (AA).

“But the misleading reports mischievously omitted the commission’s subsequent action on the case, erroneously portrayed the matter involving a corporate entity, namely INEC, as an individual affair and gave the wrong impression that the Court gave a fresh order after the initial pronouncement made on that date,” he noted in the statement.

Reacting further, the commission noted that: “In line with its long-established tradition of always obeying court judgements and orders, the commission on Monday, October 6, 2025, which was still within the deadline, filed processes at the Federal High Court, Oshogbo to show that we had complied with its judgement and order of recognising the Action Alliance’s (AA) executive elected on 7th October 2023 at Abeokuta, Ogun State.

“The dashboard of the Commission’s web site showing compliance was tendered as evidence. However, when the judgement creditors filed a counter affidavit to complain that the commission partially complied by listing the names of only four national executives without the National Chairman, Rufai Omoaje, the commission responded by attaching the Notice of Appeal filed by the same Omoaje at the Supreme Court, challenging the judgement of the Court of Appeal sacking him as the national chairman of the party. (The Sun)