As the stage is getting set for Edo guber election in September and with the shocking disqualification of the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, by the All Progressives Congress, rumours are high that the governor will jettison the broom that has swept him away and seek shelter under the umbrella to achieve his dream of remaining the number one man of the state
Should the Governor finally embrace the umbrella, how will the party explain their action four years ago which sought to disqualify him as the candidate of the APC on the grounds that there are discrepancies in his certificate?
The PDP had alleged that Mr. Obaseki made false claims and provided false information on oath to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The PDP in the suit No. FHC/B/CO/120/16 dated September 1, 2016 and filed by Joseph Aghimien, on behalf of the PDP and its legal adviser, Edoba Omoregie asked the Federal High Court in Benin for a declaration that Mr. Obaseki’s statement that he graduated from the University of Ibadan with a B.A in Classical Studies in 1976 was false.
The PDP also said the APC candidate (Obaseki) made the statement under oath in INEC form CF001, Part B, paragraph C dated July 11,2016.
In addition the party asked for a declaration disqualifying Obaseki from contesting the Edo state governorship election scheduled for September 10, 2016 on grounds that he submitted false information on oath to the INEC on Form CF001 (and) therefore lied under oath.
“In all, Obaseki has failed to fulfil the requirements of the Constitution which in Section 182 (I) h) specifies the qualifications a person must have to contest the governorship of a state,” the PDP said in 2016.
