A Petition which formed the basis for the disqualification of Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki from the Gubernatorial Primaries scheduled to hold on June 22nd has emerged.
POLITICS NIGERIA obtained a copy of the petition on Saturday night. The Petition gives an insight into the various reasons for Obaseki’s disqualification.
Firstly, it shed light on Obaseki’s O/Level results which reveal that the embattled politician has 3 credits and spent only 3 years in the University of Ibadan to bag a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Studies in 1976 with no A/level result.
The Petition which was sent to the chairman of the screening committee stated;
“That Godwin Obaseki submitted a false affidavit to INEC on 12th July 2016 contrary to the provisions of Section (5) and (6) of the Electoral Act.
“That the Peoples Democratic Party suspected the affidavit to be false and got their lawyers to write the FCT High Court requesting for a certified true copy of the affidavit on 2nd September 2016.”
It also added; “Any political party that fields such a disqualified candidate would be fined under section 31(8) of the Electoral Act.”
“The problem with Obaseki educational history is that it appears fraudulent as no explanation has been reasonably offered why a four-year academic programme was completed in three years against the established course requirement for the completion of a degree programme in Classical Studies.”
“It is indeed very questionable when one imagines how Mr Obaseki secured admission into University of Ibadan with just three credit passes in his ordinary level certificate at a time when the educational system was purely on merit.”
It will be recalled that upon his disqualification, Obaseki issued a statement that he will not be contesting the development. This fueled rumours that the Governor may leave the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
See the Petition HERE
