A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking
the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, from the upcoming
governorship election in the state for alleged forgery.
Edobor Williams, Ugesia Godwin and Amedu Anakhu had filed
the case alleging that the governor forged his academic certificate.
But when the case came up on Monday, neither the legal
representatives of Obaseki’s accusers nor the governor’s showed up.
Anwuli Chikere, the judge, subsequently, struck out the
case.
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) had
confirmed that Obaseki graduated from the institution.
Olubunmi Faluyi, the registrar of the university, said the
governor attended and graduated from the institution in a statement on June 10.
“Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State
graduated from the University of Ibadan where he studied Classics,” the
statement read.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had disqualified Obaseki
from its primary governorship election for Edo over an alleged ”defective”
certificate, paving the way for Osagie Ize-Iyamu to be the party’s standard
bearer.
Afterwards, Obaseki left the APC for the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) where he emerged governorship candidate unopposed.
The Edo governorship election is scheduled for September 19.
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