The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, reacted to the statement by the legal team of the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, suggesting that the commission had refused to respond to the subpoenas served on them.
The LP and Obi are challenging the outcome of the presidential election wherein Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner.
The petition had during previous proceedings accused INEC of denying them access to some sensitive documents which they need to prove their allegation that Tinubu did not win the poll.
While moving the motion for adjournment of the hearing on Wednesday afternoon, counsel for the petitioners, Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), again complained to the Presidential Election Petition Court that despite the effort made INEC has “consistently refused…the subpoena to produce documents.”
Displeased with the statement that implied that his client was uncooperative, counsel for INEC, Kemi Pinhero (SAN), said, “Don’t use INEC as a whipping boy.”
Pinhero said, “It has become a habit for them to look for somebody to whip. I am not privy to any discussion he has had with A.B. Mahmoud.
“It can’t be true that the receipt or the subpoenae were refused.”
