Court Orders INEC to Produce Documents in Chinda Case
On November 5, a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, presided over by Justice Mohammed Turaki, mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Clerk of the National Assembly to produce documents related to Kingsley Chinda's alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The order followed an application by legal practitioner Samuel Amatoji, who seeks to clarify the constitutional provisions on political defections and Chinda's eligibility to contest the 2027 governorship election as the APC candidate.
The court requested the National Assembly’s Hansard from April 1 to June 2, 2026, and a letter from the APC to INEC dated April 28, 2026, regarding the governorship primary. Amatoji argues that Chinda was not eligible to run for the APC due to his alleged continued membership in the PDP at the relevant time.
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