Recall that A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Benjamin Youndiowei, had dragged deputy governor-elect of Bayelsa state, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the INEC before a court, claiming that Ewhrudjakpo had issued a forged certificate to the INEC to aid his qualification as the running mate of Mr Douye Diri, who currently is the Governor of Bayelsa State.
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has denied allegations that he presented a forged certificate of exemption of the National Youth Service Corps to the Independent National Electoral Commission to aid his qualification.
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He explained that NYSC made a spelling error on his surname, adding that he later wrote to the NYSC, notifying it of the error and asked it to correct the mistake and reissue him one with his correct name.
He added that the NYSC heed his request by correcting the mis-spelled name and subsequently reissued him an exemption certificate bearing his correct name.
Mr Lawrence who spoke through his counsel, Mr. Clement Kekemeke, during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, said, “The position of my client is that he never forged NYSC exemption certificate.“
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