{
  "id": 19518438,
  "title": "Sowore: INEC chair seeks to quash subpoena on Tinubu’s records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/sowore-inec-chair-seeks-to-quash-subpoena-on-tinubus-records-19518438",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T16:28:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/sowore-inec-chair-seeks-to-quash-subpoena-on-tinubus-records/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside a subpoena demanding President Bola Tinubu's election records from his 1999 and 2023 campaigns. The subpoena was obtained by Omoyele Sowore's defense team, who are facing prosecution over comments in which they described Tinubu as a criminal. Amupitan's legal team filed a motion on November 10, 2026, seeking to have the subpoena dismissed. The subpoena, issued on October 26, 2026, required INEC to provide Tinubu's Form CF001, an affidavit related to lost certificates from his 1999 Lagos governorship run, and a similar document from the 2023 presidential election. Amupitan argued that the subpoena was incorrect, contradictory, and unenforceable. The INEC chairman contended that the subpoena was not personally delivered, that the specified forms did not exist, and that the required documents were not in the commission's possession.",
  "summary": "The INEC Chairman has asked a Federal High Court to set aside a subpoena compelling the commission to produce President Bola Tinubu’s 1999 and 2023 electio Read More: https://punchng.com/sowore-inec-chair-seeks-to-quash-subpoena-on-tinubus-records/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}