Edo guber: Professors tender exhibits against Gov Obaseki in alleged certificate forgery suit

Two University Professors, Emmanuel Dele Balogun and Maikano Asekomhe have testified against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.

The Professors tendered displays, which embody their authentic Diploma Certificates to courtroom.

Obaseki is in courtroom defending an alleged certificates forgery go well with instituted in opposition to him by his former political social gathering, the All Progressives Congress APC.

The Professors, who graduated on the University of Ibadan together with the Governor, submitted the certificates for the Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Abuja to match and distinction so as to arrive at a simply conclusion within the go well with.

Whereas Balogun graduated from the Agricultural Economics Division in 1979, the identical yr Obaseki claimed to have additionally graduated, Asekomhe graduated studied Banking and Finance in the identical faculty and graduated in 1978.

The duo, who have been led in proof by the lawyer to the APC, Chief Akin Olujimi SAN, additionally faulted the entry {qualifications} of three credit in Ordinary Level WAEC and two credit in Advanced Level allegedly utilized by the Governor to achieve direct entry admission to the College in 1976.

They stated that such lower {qualifications} have been by no means accepted by the establishment for direct entry for admission.

The Professors, nevertheless, surprised the legislation court after they stated that they’ve by no means seen the Governor’s certificates of their life.

Whereas underneath cross examination by Chief Ken Mozia SAN, the Professors additionally stated that they weren’t competent in legislation to make feedback on the certificates they’ve by no means seen.

They stated that their proof have been based mostly on the photocopy of paperwork made accessible to them by the APC, and additional admitted that they’ve by no means labored on the admission division of the College of Ibadan.

Obaseki will on Tuesday (at this time) open his defense on the courtroom.

Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed on Monday adjourned listening to within the go well with to Tuesday.

Recall that Governor Obaseki, previous to his second time period election, had dumped the APC after the social gathering disqualified him from running in its main election, citing certificates forgery.

The Governor then decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the place he contested and won the election defeating APC’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.