Senator Adeleke faults Festus Keyamo on forgery allegation | Nairalaw

Senator Ademola Adeleke, representing Osun West Senatorial
District, has faulted allegation that he presented forged school
results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
during the last governorship election in Osun State.

Adeleke, who attributed the allegation to the spokesman of
President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo
(SAN), argued that the lawyer acted out of ignorance.

The Senator, in a statement authored by Niyi Owolade for the
Ademola Adeleke campaign Organisation, said he did not, at any time
forge any certificate for election or any other purpose.

Part of the statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a
tweet credited to Mr. Festus Keyamo that Senator Ademola Adeleke
forged a statement of result he presented for election and that
WAEC did not attest his certificate.

“We suspect that Mr. Keyamo must have been misinformed or failed
to get his facts correctly.

“For his information and that of the general public, both WAEC
and the school principal of Ede Muslim High school, Ede attested
Senator Adeleke’s result through sworn affidavits before FCT High
Court, Bwari.

“We advise the President’s campaign spokesman to get his facts
straight before making public statements.

“Being a Senior Advocate of Nigeria demands that level of
responsibility. Senator Ademola Adeleke did not at any time forge
any certificate for this election or for any other purpose.

“Let us repeat for the umpteenth time that the principal of Ede
Muslim High School, Ede and WAEC were summoned by the court in a
case filed by the APC against Senator Adeleke.

“The principal through a sworn affidavit attested the statement
of results presented by the PDP candidate for his election and a
Deputy Registrar of WAEC did the same through an affidavit of
evidence.

“The two affidavits were widely published in the newspapers and
are available in court papers. WAEC not only attested Adeleke’s
result, the school authority, through the principal also did.

“At this stage in Osun election cases, all the facts are in
public domain and nothing can be spinned again.

“First, the public is fully aware that both WAEC and the
Principal attested to Adeleke’s qualification.

“Secondly, by the combined effect of Sections 177 and 318 of the
1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended,
Senator Ademola Adeleke is qualified to contest for the office of a
State Governor.

“Thirdly and much more critical, WAEC and the principal affirmed
in their respective affidavits that there was no forgery as results
submitted by Adeleke tallied with their records.

“We wish to conclude by informing the public once again that
apart from the above attestation of Adeleke’s qualification, there
are two subsisting high court judgments, affirming Senator
Adeleke’s eligibility to contest for office if Governor.”