A Federal High Court, Abuja at the weekend dismissed the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress (APC), and one of its members, Mr. Williams Edobor, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.
In his judgment on the matter, Judge Ahmed Mohammed, held that the Plaintiffs failed to discharge the burden of proof placed on them by the law by presenting credible evidence before the court.
The judge held that there was no evidence before the court to establish that Obaseki forged either his O’level certificate or the degree certificate that was awarded to him in 1979 by the University of Ibadan.
His Lordship stated: “None of the witnesses called by the Plaintiffs was able to prove that the certificate as forged.
“In fact, the witnesses admitted that none of them visited the University of Ibadan to confirm the authenticity of the certificate. “The Plaintiffs only relied on photocopies that were attached to the Form EC9 the 1st Defendant submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission.”
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