The Imo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has received copies of the statement of the result and certificate belonging to Governor Hope Uzodimma from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The examination body complied with the tribunal’s subpoena to produce and present the documents on behalf of Governor Uzodimma.
According to reports, the Head of Administration at WAEC Headquarters, Omifenwa Tunbosu, presented the documents to the tribunal yesterday.
The first document provided by Tubosun was a CTC of Uzodimma Goodhope Odidika’s West African Examinations Council General Certificate of Education, bearing certificate No. SG 904497 from June 1982.
The second document was a CTC of Uzodimma Goodhope Odidika’s confirmation of the statement of result, which was initially sent by WAEC to the office of the Senate President on December 18, 2014, and delivered on January 7, 2015.
Additionally, Tunbosu confirmed the legitimacy of the WAEC certificate and attested in front of the tribunal that Governor Hope Uzodimma was its legitimate owner.
The documents were admitted into evidence by the tribunal, which was chaired by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their candidate in the recent Imo State governorship election, Samuel Anyanwu, argued that Uzodimma’s victory in the poll was not justified due to several malpractices.
One of the key points of contention raised by the PDP and Anyanwu was Uzodimma’s alleged lack of academic qualification as stipulated by the Nigerian constitution, thus accusing Uzodimma of forging his WAEC certificate.
Recall that the off-season elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi State had received so much condemnation from unprecedented violence, ballot snatching, and preloading of electronic voting machines by the corrupt officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
