An FCT High Court sitting in Apo has dismissed a certificate forgery suit filed against Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial district, Andy Uba.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The suit brought against Uba by one Uchenna Nnadi was dismissed by the trial judge, Justice Valentine Ashi on the basis that it failed to meet the provision of the law that says he who asserts must prove, in that the plaintiff failed to lead the court with further evidence.
Justice Ashi said the plaintiff should have investigated and gotten his facts from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which cleared the defendant as being eligible for elections.
He said the plaintiff should have also conducted checks at Union Secondary School, Awkunawu, Enugu State, where the defendant said he obtained his school leaving certificate as opposed to Boys’ High School, Awkunawu, which the plaintiff claimed.
The judge dismissed the suit and said the plaintiff failed to investigate the defendant’s claims and therefore failed to prove the forgery case against him.
Nnadi filed the suit on the grounds that Uba presented a forged School certificate from Boys’ High School, Awkunawu, and so unqualified and ineligible to stand for elections.
However, Uba in his counter affidavit denied ownership of the said certificate and maintained that he graduated from Union Secondary School, Awkunawu, which he submitted to INEC and was properly cleared.