Akwa Ibom PDP Governorship Candidate, Umo Eno Dragged To Courtroom Over Alleged Age Falsification, Certificates Scandal

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, is allegedly at the moment embroiled in a certificates forgery and impersonation scandal.
Akan Okon, a PDP aspirant within the state, has filed a swimsuit asking the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Uyo to disqualify Eno as he was cleared in error by the social gathering’s screening committee to take part within the main.

Based on the court docket paperwork, Okon claimed Eno altered his date of delivery leading to three completely different dates of delivery – 24/25 April 1964 and January 1, 1964.
“The signature of Chairman of Council and the Registrar of Council on the certificates of the 2nd Defendant are all boldened however different certificates issued by the West African Examination Council for that yr do not need boldened signatures of the principal officers of West African Examination Council. The implication is that the certificates of the 2nd Defendant has laptop generated signatures of the Chairman and Registrar of the analyzing physique,” court docket paperwork seen by SaharaReporters learn.
“When certificates introduced by the 2nd Defendant to the Governorship Screening Committee of the first Defendant is in contrast with real certificates issued by the analyzing physique, it will likely be observed that the letter CD and PO are the one boldened gadgets, the alphanumeric that comply with should not boldened as seen on the certificates introduced by the 2nd Defendant.
“Photocopy of the certificates introduced by the 2nd Defendant to the Screening Committee of the first Defendant fails to point out the safety background of the analyzing physique. It solely reveals a white background.”
Okon added that the social gathering’s governorship candidate introduced cast voter’s playing cards and two cast West African Faculty Certificates of 1981 and 1983 to the screening committee.
Based on the paperwork, Eno acknowledged in his credentials that he attended St. Francis Secondary Faculty, Eket, Akwa Ibom State and Victory Excessive Faculty, Ikeja, Lagos State from 1975 to 1981 (6 years) when he obtained his Unusual Stage Certificates.
Nonetheless, data confirmed that the 6-3-3-4 system of schooling commenced in Nigeria in 1983 and, as acknowledged within the writ of summons, the primary set of scholars that wrote the examination did so in 1989.
Reacting to the swimsuit, a resident of the state, Bassey Isonguyio PhD requested the PDP to disqualify the candidate.
He mentioned, “With the seemingly countless management disaster that has plunged Nigeria and virtually each strata of presidency throughout the nation, it has grow to be pertinent for residents to gadget technique of subjecting these aspiring for management positions to unbiased impartial scrutiny to establish that they’re duly certified for the general public workplace they aspire to occupy.
“Clearly, the establishments saddled with such important accountability have all failed and with the present unhappy actuality and its devastating unfavourable results, Nigerians can not proceed to threat the nation, states, native authorities councils and different important public workplaces by permitting unscrupulous folks assume management.
“The present allegations of certificates forgery, falsification of date of delivery and different controversies surrounding the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, additional buttresses the argument that our establishments accountable for sustaining legislation, order and guaranteeing due course of are severely compromised and consequently contributing to the myriads of issues dealing with the nation.
“For example, earlier than the forgery allegations have been dropped at fore by Mr Akan Okon, one of many governorship aspirants, via his authorized staff, there have been already rumours about it. In truth, dependable sources inside the PDP confirmed that the nationwide management of the Occasion was conscious of Umo Eno’s certificates forgery problem throughout the screening of aspirants however was compelled to disregard it and subsequently clear Umo Eno for the social gathering’s main election.
“Once more, it is usually reliably gathered that the inconsistencies in Umo Eno’s credentials have been first found throughout his screening as a commissionership nominee by the Akwa Ibom State Home of Meeting. However nonetheless, the shameful discovery was ignored and he was cleared, confirmed and subsequently appointed as a Commissioner within the State Govt Council.
“The implication of that is that because of the compromise by established establishments, a person with very sturdy forgery allegations hanging on his neck, has not solely criminally manipulated his method via public service, however will doubtlessly be on the poll and might be voted for by an citizens that’s craving for good and accountable governance.
“Umo Eno has inquiries to reply over his certificates, documented a number of dates of delivery amongst others. A replica of Umo Eno’s credentials I noticed confirmed that Mr Eno combines two Unusual Stage Certificates (African Examinations Council Common Certificates of Schooling of June 1981 and December 1983). Having carefully studied each certificates, this author is compelled to agree with the forgery allegations. That is so as a result of within the technique of finishing up my impartial investigation, I’ve obtained and punctiliously studied completely different certificates issued by the identical examination council to different candidates who wrote the examination the identical yr with Umo Eno. The distinction is simply too apparent to be ignored.
“As on the time Umo Eno claims he spent six years in secondary college, Nigeria was working towards the 6-5-4 system of schooling which offered six years for main, 5 years for secondary and 4 years for tertiary colleges. Umo Eno will subsequently have to clarify if he failed and repeated a category in secondary college, and if want be, must tender the results of the mentioned failure to be able to show his case past each affordable doubt.
“For example, the candidate quantity on Umo Eno’s certificates is 15725119 whereas, as independently verified from my observations of different certificates, the candidates who wrote West African Examination Council Common Certificates of Schooling, Unusual Stage in 1983 have 06 and never 15 as the primary two digits of their quantity. It’s a frequent data that that in issuing numbers like this, there’s should be a uniform serial format that may assist the examination physique hold observe of the variety of certificates it has issued.
“Clearly, the 06 within the candidate quantity on the certificates issued in 1983 was the format which apparently the forgers of Umo Eno’s certificates weren’t conscious of. As well as, there’s a very apparent distinction between the signatures of Chairman of Council and the Registrar of Council on Umo Eno’s certificates and that on the certificates of different candidates who wrote the examination the identical yr. This, I additionally verified from my investigation.
“Once more, a photocopy of Umo Eno’s voter’s card submitted to the PDP screening committee and obtained by me, bears 01-01-1964 as his date of delivery however his curriculum vitae and credentials bear twenty fourth April, 1964. From my investigation, Mr Eno introduced the credentials with the twenty fourth April, 1964 date of delivery to the Akwa Ibom State Home of Meeting for screening as Commissionership nominee. It subsequently implies that whereas the federal government of the federal Republic of Nigeria recognises 01-01-1964 as Umo Eno’s date of delivery, he’s parading 24-04-1964 as his date of delivery and utilizing identical to govern his method into public workplaces. Absurdly, he has offered no affidavit to make clear the difficulty.
“For my part, having rigorously studied the small print of the writ of summons from the Federal Excessive Courtroom and juxtaposed it with my impartial findings from the statement on Umo Eno’s credentials, I can draw some conclusions. First, Umo Eno needs to be fearful in regards to the allegations of certificates forgery as a result of the proof could be very weighty. Secondly, Umo Eno shouldn’t be a diligent particular person in any other case most of the damaging inconsistencies in his credentials would have been averted. Thirdly, the PDP in Akwa Ibom should have to determine early sufficient whether or not they’re ready to sink if the approaching storm finally rocks this boat or they will disembark whereas there’s nonetheless time.

“Not too long ago, I used to be capable of affirm that Umo Eno actually under-pays folks (non-members of his church inclusive) who present providers for his below the pretext of tithe. That is an allegation that he and his cronies have been denying. Because it stands now, the shady nature of Umo Eno’s historical past has raised an enormous query about his persona. Whether it is finally confirmed that he lied about his certificates, the query might be “what else has he been mendacity about?” May it’s his Royalty Group enterprise? Or his “barracks boy” story? Is Umo Eno the male model of “Ovaioza”? Who actually is Umo Eno?”

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