A Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified Chukwuma Francis Ibezim as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Imo North Senatorial by-election.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, disqualified Ibezim from contesting the election on the grounds that he made false statements/declarations in the affidavit and documents he submitted to the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), wherein he presented falsified and uncertified photocopies of West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate.
Justice Ekwo found that the WASC certificate he submitted ” bears two different and irreconcilable names – Ibezim Chukwuma Frank and Ibezim Francis Chukwuma.
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The judge ordered INEC to remove his name from the list of candidates for the by-election.
The judgement was on a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1229/2020 filed by Asomugha Tony Elebeke, with Ibezim, APC and INEC as defendants.
Months ago, the Chairman of the Imo North Senatorial Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Lawrence Chukwu, had started that Ibezim did not qualify to contest the primary.
Chukwu stated in his report Ibezim “did not submit any originals of his educational/qualification certificates or properly certified true copies for citing.
“He presented a statutory declaration of age deposed to by one Emmanuel lbezim, who happens to be his elder brother. The statutory age declaration was not signed by the declarant, which rendered the document invalid.”
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Meanwhile, the moment the candidate recognized by the Independent Electoral commission (INEC) for the APC, ahead of the December 5 by-election is Senator Ifeanyi Ararume.
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