Court orders INEC chairman to produce Tinubu’s 1999, 2023 election documents

The Federal High Court in Abuja has subpoenaed INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan to produce President Bola Tinubu’s 1999 governorship and 2023 presidential election documents and testify in Omoyele Sowore’s ongoing criminal trial.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has subpoenaed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to produce President Bola Tinubu’s electoral documents from the 1999 and 2023 elections.

According to SaharaReporters, the subpoena forms part of the ongoing criminal trial of human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.

The court directed Amupitan to provide Tinubu’s 1999 Lagos governorship Form CF01, including an affidavit concerning lost certificates, alongside his 2023 presidential election documents.

The subpoena, issued under Charge No. FHC/CR/484/2025, also requires the INEC chairman to testify on Sowore’s behalf.

Sowore disclosed the development on Facebook, sharing copies of the court documents and hearing notice.

The proceedings stem from criminal charges brought against Sowore over his description of Tinubu as a criminal.

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar is presiding over the case.

The electoral records are being sought as part of Sowore’s defence in the ongoing criminal proceedings.

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan to produce President Bola Tinubu’s electoral documents from the 1999 Lagos governorship election and 2023 presidential election, including an affidavit concerning lost certificates submitted during his earlier candidacy.

The subpoena forms part of Omoyele Sowore’s ongoing criminal trial over his description of Tinubu as a criminal. Amupitan is expected to testify and provide the requested records to support Sowore’s defence before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar.