Politics
Court Postpones Case Seeking To Remove Obaseki Over Alleged Certificate Forgery
- The sitting of the Federal High Court chaired by Justice Ahmed Mohammed in Abuja was adjourned until 30 December.
- A case by the All Progressive Congress (APC) trying to remove Governor Godwin Obaseki for allegedly falsifying Unversity’s certificate..
EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported hat APC had previously lodged a complaint for the dismissal of Governor Obaseki for allegedly falsifying his university certificate.
Based on the lawsuit filed by the party in federal power, Obaseki was not qualified to participate in the September 19 election where he emerged the winner.
During the resumption of the hearing on Tuesday, the board of APC, Akin Olujimi (SAN) tendered some evidence through a subpoenaed witness.
Objecting to the tendered evidence, Obaseki’s counsel pointed out that process did not conform with the laws guiding admissibility of documents.
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According to the Governor’s counsel, there was no proof of payment for the documents.
However, the Mohammed led Federal High court ruled that the document presented by the APC counsel was relevant.
The judge adjourned the matter suit till December 30.
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