The Governor-elect of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has been accused of certificate forgery by his opponent, Albert Bassey, the gubernatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).
According to Bassey’s petition,
Umo forged his Ordinary Level (O’level) certificate, which is a criminal offense as stated in the Nigerian Constitution.
Bassey insisted that the Governor-elect was also expelled from the University of Uyo in 2005 for the above crime.
The claims were brought before the governorship election petition tribunal in Uyo.
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Bassey’s legal team urged the tribunal to nullify Uno’s victory and withdraw his certificate of return as the state Governor-elect as proclaimed INEC.
The petition read:
“It was also revealed that while Eno Umo Bassey claimed to have used his WAEC/SSCE certificate of December 1998 to gain admission into the university, the admission for 1998/1999 academic session was in October 1998.
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“Eno Umo Bassey was listed as No 19 in the University of Uyo’s senate list of expelled students dated 10th February 2005.”
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