The bank officials pleaded for time to provide the jewellery but the deadline soon elapsed without a trace of the box, according to Olusola Oke, Ms Eze’s lawyer.
“We are objecting to all except the ones listed by INEC,” said Mr Fagbemi on behalf of the APC.
Mr Buhari’s request for his nominees’ confirmation was prompted by the expiration of the tenure of the previous governing board which ended May 7.
The NPDC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the only entity licensed to explore the nation’s crude oil and gas for fuel and other products.
If affirmed, Mr Shettima’s disqualification could truncate the swearing in of Bola Tinubu as president since they ran a joint ticket.
More than 59,000 Nigerian students arrived in 2022 with about 61,000 family members.
“INEC is fighting a proxy war on behalf of Tinubu, which a neutral body should not do,” asserted Mr Abubakar’s lawyer.
“The court is not a stadium or crusade ground, it is not a theatre or circus. My lord, we are not here for a circus show.”
“We don’t want to be put under additional pressure of cameras beaming in our faces,” INEC said.
Amidst jeers, pushes and shoves, they argued that Mr Apapa was not a representative of their party and hence would not be allowed to speak on its affairs to journalists.
