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Anambra Election: Senator Uba Sued Over Secondary School Certificate
APC candidate accused of submitting SSSC certificates when such didn’t exist in 1974
Barely one week after the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) launched the ultimate record of candidates for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the usual bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Andy Ubah, has been dragged to courtroom over the varsity certificates he allegedly submitted for the election.
Additionally sued are the APC, the INEC and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
In a go well with no FHC/ABJ/CS/1211/2021, stuffed on October 8, 2021 at Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja, a political occasion taking part within the election alleged that the Kind EC9 submitted by the APC (1st respondent) and Uba (2nd respondent) to INEC (third respondent) was filled with false data.
In response to the political occasion, in its affidavit in help of Originating Summons, the Senior Faculty Certificates Examination Could/June 1974 Assertion of Consequence purportedly issued by Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State beneath the Enugu State Faculty System and allegedly bearing the title of Uba Emmanuel Nnamdi with Candidate Quantity 05465/089 is fake.
It mentioned that in 1974 when Uba left secondary faculty, the WAEC (4th respondent) didn’t conduct Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (SSCE), however “solely commenced the conduct of Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (SSCE) typically in 1988 beneath the 6-3-3-4 System of Training adopted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The political mentioned WAEC performed Normal Certificates of Training (GCE) in Could/June 1974 and even as much as 1978, which is at variance with the Senior Faculty Certificates Examination Could/June 1974 Assertion of Consequence purportedly issued by Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State beneath the Enugu State Faculty System” and allegedly submitted by Ubah.
It additionally mentioned the claims within the certificates, allegedly submitted by Uba, that the examination was performed beneath the Enugu State faculty system in 1974 was additionally false as Enugu State was solely created in 1991.
“Enugu State was not but created in 1974 when the 2nd Respondent (Uba) left secondary faculty however was created in August 1991,” the political mentioned, whereas additionally submitting that “the purported Senior Faculty Certificates Examination Could/June 1974 Assertion of Consequence purportedly issued by Union Secondary Faculty Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State beneath the Enugu State Faculty System” and allegedly submitted by Uba to INEC in Kind EC9 as qualifying him to contest the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election is fake.
It subsequently needs the courtroom, in its originating summons introduced pursuant to Part 182(1)(j) of the 1999 structure (as amended) and Part 3195) & (6) of the amended Electoral Act, 2011, to find out whether or not WAEC (4th respondent) or every other examination physique performed Senior Faculty Certificates Examination in Could/June 1974 at Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria for Uba with Examination Quantity 05465/089.
The political occasion additionally needs the courtroom to find out “whether or not the 4th Respondent (WAEC) by Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State beneath the Enugu State Faculty System validly issued a Senior Faculty Certificates Examination Could/June 1974 to Uba Emmanuel Nnamdi with Candidate Quantity 05465/089.”
It subsequently seeks a declaration that the Senior Faculty Certificates Examination, Could/June 1974 Assertion of Consequence allegedly issued by WAEC “by Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State to Uba Emmanuel Nnamdi with candidate quantity 05465/089 submitted by the first and 2nd Respondents to the third Respondent for the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election is fake.
“A declaration that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) didn’t conduct Senior Faculty Certificates Examination (SSCE) in Could/June 1974 however performed the Normal Certificates of Training (GCE) in Could/June 1974.”
The political occasion additionally desire a declaration that the first and 2nd Respondent’s act of allegedly “submitting to the third Respondent, a Senior Faculty Certificates Examination, Could/June 1974 Assertion of Consequence purportedly issued by the 4th Respondent by Union Secondary Faculty, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Enugu State to Uba Emmanuel Nnamdi with candidate quantity 05465/089 constitutes giving false data to the third Respondent and a breach of Part 182(1)(j) of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended in addition to Part 31(6) of the Electoral Act as amended.”
It subsequently requested the courtroom for an order disqualifying Uba from contesting the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election for allegedly giving false data to INEC.
Additionally, the political occasion needs the courtroom to present an order for the delisting of APC within the poll occasion for the November 6, 2021 governorship election.
