Gombe State Governor Mohammed Yahaya Inuwa and his Deputy, Jatau Daniel have been taken to the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Muhammad Barde over alleged certificate forgery.
The party and its guber candidate have asked the court to disqualify the duo from contesting in the 2023 elections for allegedly submitting forged certificates.
In the suit marked No: FJC/ABJ/CS/1301/2022 and submitted on August 2, 2022, the main opposition party and its candidate say the documents were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and published on July 22, 2022.
According to the plaintiffs, the Deputy Governor bears multiple names in his educational certificates without a deed poll and any valid change of name attached to his Form EC-9 submitted to INEC.
“Certificate of Primary Education bears (Manassah Jatau), West African Examination Council School Certificate (Daniel Manassah J), University of Maiduguri Certificate (Manassah Daniel Jatau) and National Youth Service Corp Certificate (Daniel Manassah)", part of the charges read.
Additionally, it is alleged that Governor Inuwa in 2022 submitted form EC-9 (Affidavit of Personal particulars of Person seeking election into the office of Governor of Gombe State) where he stated that he worked in Bauchi State Investment Company Limited in 1984, A.Y.U & Co. Ltd between 1985 to 2003 as against what he deposed to in 2018 as working in Bauchi Investment Company Limited in 1985, A.Y.U & Co. Ltd between 1980-1990.
“That Governor Inuwa in 2018 while presenting his personal particulars in aid of his qualification to participate in the Gombe State Governorship election stated in his INEC FORM CF001 that he worked with A.Y.U & Co. Ltd from 1980 – 1990, while in 2022, the same 3rd Defendant stated in his INEC FORM EC-9 that he worked with A.Y.U. & Co Ltd from 1985 – 2003.
“That the Governor, by his INEC FORM CF001 has stated under oath that in 1980 -1990, he worked with A.Y.U. & Co Ltd, however, in 2022, the Governor stated again on oath via his INEC FORM EC-9 that he worked with the same A.Y.U. & Co. Ltd from 1985 – 2003", the suit states.
The plaintiffs say that Inuwa who claimed to have worked with the Nigeria Army from August 1979 to July 1980 submitted an NYSC discharge certificate that stated that he started his service in August 1979 and completed it in July 1979.
The party is urging the court to disqualify the governor and his deputy from contesting in the 2023 elections in Gombe State on accounts of discrepancies in their educational qualification and for allegedly lying on oath.
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