The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has been sued by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, over allegations bordering on certificate forgery, falsification of age and lying on oath.
The suit which was filed at the Magistrates Court was brought under Sections 88 subsection 1, 89 subsections 3, 109, 110 and 115 subsections 1 and 119 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, (ACJA), 2015; under the inherent jurisdiction and powers of the court secured by Section 6 subsection 6 of the Nigerian Constitution,1999, as amended.
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Enahoro-Eba alleged that documents obtained from the Chicago State University by his attorney in the United States, Matthew J. Kolwals, through a subpoena, contained information that contradicted the material information provided by Bola Tinubu, in his sworn Form EC-9 Affidavit in support of personal particulars submitted to INEC on June 17, 2022.
Enahoro-Ebah alleged that Bola Tinubu presented “a forged Chicago State University Certificate to INEC, with the intent that it may be acted upon as genuine, thereby committed the offence of forgery, contrary to Sections 362, 363 and 364 of the Penal Code Act, Cap. 532 Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.”
The lawyer also alleged that Tinubu that attended the university indicated in his undergraduate admission application form, that he graduated from Government College, Lagos in 1970, while the defendant in his Form EC-9 submitted to INEC provided no information as to his attendance at the said Government College, Lagos, among other allegations.
No date has been fixed for the hearing.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
