Don't waste your votes, Edo Voters urged!
The PDP in Edo state has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, to disqualify the candidate of the APC Mr Godwin Obaseki from contesting the September 10 2016 governorship election for allegedly making false claims and providing false information on oath to INEC.
Chief Dan Orbih, the state party chairman gave this indication at a press conference in Benin City where he called on voters in the state not to waste their votes for the APC because the party has no candidate for the election.
Joined in the suit No. FHC/B/CO/120/16 dated 1st September 2016, filed by Chief Joseph Aghimien, SAN on its behalf and Professor Edoba Omoregie, its legal adviser, are Mr Godwin Obaseki and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He said the party is asking the court for a declaration that Obaseki's statement that he graduated from the University of Ibadan with a B.A in Classical Studies in 1976 made under oath in INEC form CF001 at Part B, paragraph C dated 11July 2016 is false.
In addition the party is asking 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 therefore lied under other!
Orbih added that apart from misleading the INEC, with false information, the fact that Obaseki failed to declare if he is a member of a secret society disqualifies him from contesting for the office of governor of Edo state.
In all, the PDP chairman said Obaseki has failed to fulfill 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 hence its call that the court should disqualify him from contesting the weekend's election.
