Certificategate: Lawyer asks court to disqualify Buhari

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(Nigeria) General Muhamed Buhari’s academic certificate controversy has shifted to the court, as a Lawyer, Mr. Chike Okafor has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja, to disqualify Buhari from contesting February 14 presidential election.
Okafor is contending in the suit that the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Buhari failed to prove that he has the minimum educational qualification to run for President.
He is further contending that General Buhari’s affidavit that he possesses the West African School Leaving Certificate (WASC) are false, as not only did he not attach it to his Nomination Form, as compulsorily required, but his claim that the certificates are in the custody of the Military has been denied by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Olajide Laleye.
Okafor is therefore asking the court to disqualify General Buhari from contesting the February 14 presidential election, citing  Section 31(5) of the Electoral Act that allows a person that has reasonable grounds to believe that false information has been given by a candidate in his affidavit or document submitted to INEC, in support of his nomination form, to approach the court for the candidate to be disqualified.

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