Tribunal throws Edeoga’s NYSC forgery suit against Mbah
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Peter Mbah and Ifeanyi Edeoga
The election petition tribunal sitting in Enugu State has struck out the suit by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party—LP, Chijioke Edeoga which alleged that Mr Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, forged his National Youth Service Corps—NYSC certificate.
The Tribunal dismissed all the evidence by the DSS, NYSC official and others because they weren’t in compliance with paragraph 4, subsection 5D of the evidence act. Only the witness of pw26 was admitted.
Justice Kudirat Murayo Akano tribunal ruled that NYSC isn’t a requirement for contesting for the office of the governor and there is no where that the NYSC Certificate was attached to the documents Mbah submitted and was not deposed to in affidavit.
It reiterated that It must be proven that the forgery was done to circumvent the provisions of the constitution on the qualification of the respondent.
The tribunal also ruled that Mbah was still qualified to stand for the election without the NYSC Certificate.
