The candidate of All Blending Party (ABP) for the House of Assembly election in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State, Barr. Victor Edim Udobong has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Francis Bassey Asuquo to High Court in Calabar over forgery.
Udobong, in a suit no HC/14/2019, alleged that information pertaining to Francis Bassey Asuquo’s secondary school certificate no 18177/020 of 1993, supplied in the form CF 001 to INEC, was false as that was not bearing his name.
The claimant alleged that information pertaining to the date of birth of Asuquo was false as the birth certificate submitted to INEC was not bearing his name while information pertaining to his tertiary institution was also false having no certificate of the University of Calabar, 2006 attached.
In a seven point affidavit sworn to by Udobong, the claimant said, “That I have reasonable grounds to believe that some information and documents submitted to the 3rd defendant (INEC) were false.
“The information supplied in the form CF 001 submitted to INEC by the defendant pertaining to his secondary school certificate no 18177/020 of 1993 was false.
“On his birth certificate, the certificate was not bearing his name and pertaining to his tertiary institution, the certificate was false having no certificate of University of Calabar in 2006 attached.”
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, were also dragged to court as second and third respondents respectively in the matter.
Udobong called on the court to declare that the defendant be disqualified from running for the office of House of Assembly – Odukpani constituency in Cross River State in 2019 general election having submitted false information, form CF 001 to INEC for determination of the matter.
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