Okon had prayed the court to disqualify Eno on grounds that he allegedly forged a West African Examination Certificate
By Moses Okorie
365Daily – The allegation of certificate forgery levelled against Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has finally been laid to rest as the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of three political parties seeking his disqualification.
Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, Thursday, dismissed the appeals of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the Action Alliance (AC) based on the non-qualification of the governor over allegations of certificate forgery, which the governor denied.
Okon had prayed the court to disqualify Eno on grounds that he allegedly forged a West African Examination Certificate (WAEC), which he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the March 18, 2023 governorship election.
The Court of Appeal had upheld the judgment dismissing the suit challenging the primary that produced Umo Eno as the PDP candidate for the state.
The appellate court had dismissed the suit for want of merit and awarded the sum of 15 million naira against the plaintiff.
The judge ruled that Okon’s arguments were based on assumption and that he was unable to prove to the court that Eno’s certificates were forged.