APC Rep Candidate Faces Certificate Forgery Trial, Lands in Court
- APC candidate in Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency of Kwara is in court for alleged certificate forgery
- He was alleged to have falsely presented a forged B.Sc. certificate in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
- The police said the offence is punishable under the Penal Code law and the offender is liable to a 14 year jail term in each of the counts
Justice Angela Otaluka of Court 12, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has fixed February 14 date for trial of Saba Adamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Feb. 25 election in Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency of Kwara for alleged certificate forgery.
In the charges filed against him by the Police, Adamu was alleged to have falsely presented a forged B.Sc. certificate in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
Source: UGC
In the five-count charge dated 21st Nov., 2022, signed by Mr. F. Gabriel, Adamu he was also said to have used the forged certificate to secure mobilisation for National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) contrary to Section 363 of Penal Code Act.
The police said the offence is punishable under the Penal Code law and the offender is liable to a 14 year jail term in each of the counts.
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The Court fixed the date following a five-count charge filed against Adamu by the police authorities.
While the Inspector-General of Police is the complainant, Adamu is the sole defendant in the suit marked: CR/97/2022.
2023 polls: Powerful northern APC chieftain vows to fight for Labour rights in Senate
In another report, the Kwara Central senatorial candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mallam Saliu Mustapha has vowed to move a legislative bill to address the violation of workers' rights in Nigeria.
The 50-year-old politician and APC chieftain stated that the labour union holds a critical part in society and priority should be placed on their needs for better working conditions and environment.
According to a statement made available to Legit.ng, Mallam Mustapha made this pledge on Monday, January 26 during a meeting with labour workers, trade unions and other related stakeholders in Kwara state.
2023: How Tinubu campaigned in Anambra; snubbed Soludo, traditional rulers
Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, took his campaign to Anambra, the stronghold of his competitor, Peter Obi, of the Labour Party on Tuesday.
Tinubu was reported to have been scheduled to meet Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state but the APC candidate rather moved to Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, the venue of the rally.
According to sources, Anambra traditional monarchs were also reported to be waiting for the former governor of Lagos state governor but he ignored them.
Source: Legit.ng
