{"id":95876,"date":"2023-09-21T11:01:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/enugu-guber-tribunal-dismisses-prps-certificate-forgery-allegation-against-mbah"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:28:04","slug":"enugu-guber-tribunal-dismisses-prps-certificate-forgery-allegation-against-mbah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/enugu-guber-tribunal-dismisses-prps-certificate-forgery-allegation-against-mbah","title":{"rendered":"Enugu Guber Tribunal dismisses PRP\u2019s certificate forgery allegation against Mbah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has dismissed the certificate forgery allegation against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n

It ruled that the claims by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, candidate, Elder Christopher Agu lacked merit.<\/p>\n

Agu had alleged that Mbah forged his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate. He also alleged irregularities in the election, as well as over voting.<\/p>\n

But Justice Kudirat Morayo Akano-led Tribunal, in a judgement on Thursday, held that the petitioner could not prove allegations of fraud against the respondent.<\/p>\n

The Tribunal held that there was no evidence before it to support PRP\u2019s claim that a forged certificate was submitted to INEC, adding that the issue was not contained in the petitioner\u2019s affidavit.<\/p>\n

In particular, it stated that to prove forgery, both the original and the supposedly forged certificate ought to have been exhibited.<\/p>\n

On the issue of plea bargain by Mbah, the Tribunal averred that the exhibits presented by the petitioners didn\u2019t show any plea bargain by the respondent. The court said the evidence presented by Mbah was to the effect that he was acquitted of the charges.<\/p>\n

The panel also averred that witnesses called by the petitioners couldn\u2019t specify the polling units where the elections didn\u2019t hold nor the results of same.<\/p>\n

It concluded that the governorship election of March 18 and the return of Governor Peter Mbah as winner complied with the provisions of Electoral Act, 2022.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has dismissed the certificate forgery allegation against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It ruled that the claims by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, candidate, Elder Christopher Agu lacked merit. 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