{
  "id": 19571604,
  "title": "Tinubu's election records: 'Documents do not exist as described,’ INEC tells court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/tinubus-election-records-documents-do-not-exist-as-described-inec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T22:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/11/tinubus-election-records-documents-do-not-exist-as-described-inec-tells-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought to invalidate a subpoena, ordering the release of documents related to President Bola Tinubu's 1999 Lagos State governorship election and his 2023 presidential election. The subpoena, issued on November 6 during the ongoing cyberbullying trial of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was challenged by INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan. INEC argued that the subpoena was not personally served and that the documents requested either did not exist or were improperly described. The documents sought include INEC Form CF01, containing Tinubu's affidavit in respect of lost certificates for his 1999 Lagos State Governorship campaign and his 2023 presidential campaign. Amupitan's legal team insisted that INEC does not possess the records described. The INEC chairman's application was in support of the motion on notice, describing the subpoena as \"bad faith, irrelevant, fishy and speculative.\" The court has scheduled the continuation of Sowore's trial for November 17, but the proceedings were delayed due to the presiding judge's absence. Meanwhile, a separate subpoena application by Sowore's defense team directed APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe to appear as a defense witness, with lawyers seeking to question him about his public comments on Sowore's social media posts.",
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to invalidate a subpoena directing it to release documents relating to President Bola Tinubu’s 1999 Lagos State governorship election and his 2023 presidential election. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, filed the application challenging the subpoena, which was issued on […]…",
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  "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."
}