Rivers Gov Poll: Court declines to disqualify Wike over alleged forgery - Vanguard News Nigeria

It was alleged that the birthday certificate governor Wike attached to the Form CF001 he submitted to INEC on November 2, 2018, for clearance to participate in the 2019 general election, was forged.Cited as defendants in the matter were INEC, Wike, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

He told the court that Obio /Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State was created in 1989 by Decree No 12 of 1989, two years after the alleged forgery was committed. He said the coverup, “began in 1989, when Wike expressed desire to contest for the local chairmanship of Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area Council election in Rivers State which INEC had fixed 35 years age for eligibility.

“In our statutes, forgery is a criminal act. It entails the fraudulently making of a forged documents. It is a criminal offence. The onus is on the plaintiff to establish ingredients of the allegation with credible and convincing evidence. The court described the action as a “despicable act”, saying it amounted to gross abuse of the judicial process.

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