A
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elected member of the House of Representatives,
Christian Abah, has lost his seat after a Federal High Court in Abuja today
directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to invalidate the
certificate of return earlier issued to him due to certificate forgery.
In
his ruling, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, in the suit filed by Hassan saleh,
contesting Abah’s eligibility to stand for the election, held that the
allegation of certificate forgery levelled against the first respondent (Abah)
has been proved to be true beyond reasonable doubts.
It
was proved that Abah forged the National Diploma (ND) certificate in
Accountancy he claimed to obtain from the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa, in
1985 and which he submitted to the INEC.
The
judge however urged the Inspector General of Police to prosecute Mr Abah.
Abah,
was returned unopposed by the INEC as he was the only candidate fielded for the
March 28, 2015 Presidential and National Assembly elections in his
constituency.
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