The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been summoned by the Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory in the Wuse Magisterial District to face charges of forgery and perjury.
The court process, which contains allegations of forgery, was initiated by Honesty Aginbatse, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following a report of discrepancies in the birth dates provided by Senator Okpebholo in the nomination forms he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the governorship election.
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According to the fresh allegations by Aginbatse, Senator Okpebholo provided inconsistent birth dates in documents submitted to INEC. Specifically, his 2023 INEC Senate nomination form listed his birth date as March 29, 1970, while his 2024 INEC governorship nomination affidavit provided three different dates: August 29, 1970, in an age declaration document; August 29, 1972, on his West African Examination Council (WAEC) result; and August 1, 1977, on his INEC voter card.
