The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has summoned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to produce President Bola Tinubu’s electoral records from the 1999 Lagos governorship and 2023 presidential elections.
The subpoena, issued at the instance of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, specifically seeks Tinubu’s INEC Form CF01 submitted during both elections, including an affidavit relating to lost certificates attached to his 1999 governorship nomination documents.
The document, titled Subpoena Duces Tecum, forms part of the ongoing criminal defamation and cyberbullying trial of Sowore in Charge No. FHC/CR/484/2025, between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the activist.
According to the subpoena released on Monday, Amupitan is required to appear before Justice Mohammed Umar at Courtroom 5, Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, on October 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., to produce the requested documents and testify on behalf of the defendant.
“Seal Writ of Subpoena Duces Tecum on behalf of the Defendant (Omoyele Sowore) directed at Professor Joash Amupitan, Chariman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Plot 436, Zambezi Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja,” it noted.
The subpoena directs the INEC chairman to produce the Form CF01 submitted by Tinubu as a candidate in the 1999 Lagos State governorship election, alongside the accompanying affidavit in respect of lost certificates.
It also requests the Form CF01 submitted by Tinubu as the presidential candidate in the 2023 general election.
The document further directs Amupitan to remain in attendance from day to day until the proceedings are determined, indicating that his appearance is intended to facilitate the production and examination of the requested electoral records.
The subpoena was dated October 23, 2026, and issued through Sowore’s counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, and Ugochi Akunna Njoku, of Citipoint Legal Practitioners.