Adamawa Governor Sued Over ‘(WAEC) Certificate Forgery’

Muhammad Jibrilla Bindow, Adamawa governor, has been sued over
the alleged forgery of his West African Examination Council (WAEC)
certificate.

The governor was sued by the Global Integrity Crusade Network
(GICN), a rights group.

According to the originating summons, the group claims that the
governor did not complete his secondary education at Government
Secondary School, Mangu, Plateau state.

GICN asked the court to compel WAEC to produce the governor’s
certificate.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All
Progressives Congress (APC), WAEC and the police are defendants in
the suit filed at the federal high court, Abuja.

The group also asked the court to determine “whether by the true
interpretation of Section 177 (d) of the 1999 constitution, the
first defendant (Jibrilla) is not absolutely disqualified from
seeking re-election to the office on the ground that he does not
possess a school certificate or its equivalent issued to him by the
second defendant either in 1983 or at any time whatsoever.

“Whether the fourth defendant should not decline to present the
first defendant to the third defendant to purposes of screening
ahead of the forthcoming election to the office of governor of
Adamawa state on the ground that he does not possess a school
certificate or Its equivalent issued to him by the second defendant
either in I983 or at any time whatsoever”.

GICN also requested an order directing the police to “carry out
its legal duty by arresting and prosecuting the first defendant for
perjury if the fifth defendant investigates and finds that first
defendant neither completed his secondary education at Government
Secondary School, Mangu, Plateau state in 1983 nor was issued any
school certificate or its equivalent by the second defendant”.