Police Arrest PDP Councillorship Aspirant Over WAEC Certificate Forgery EBONYI State Police command Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP councillorship aspirant in the just concluded primaries of the party, Mr. Odah Mmaduabuchi over alleged certificate forgery and impersonation. The State Police Command spokesman, DSP Sylvester Igbo who confirmed the arrest of the suspect and receipt of the petition against the suspect added that Police was still investigating the matter. The police had gone to the Enugu West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, Regional office where the suspect had allegedly obtained copies of WAEC original statement of result, which in fact proved that the accusation of forgery against Mr Odah were true. This followed two separate petitions by another aspirant, Mr. Kingsley Onu to the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police and the Chairman of Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commissioner (EBSIEC), CP Maigari Diko and Mr. John Nkwuda respectively; accusing Mr Odah of conspiracy, certificate forgery and impersonation. In the petition titled ‘Conspiracy, Forgery and Impersonation’ and made available to our correspondent, Mr. Onu alleged that the State Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Hon Joseph Onwe and the party’s councillorship candidate for Ntezi ward in Ishielu LGA, Mr. Odah Mmaduabuchi conspired and forged West African Senior Secondary School Examination statement of result. The petition reads “I wish to bring to your notice act of conspiracy, certificate forgery and impersonation against Mr. Odah Mmaduabuchi, the Councillorship candidate of Ntezi ward and Hon Joseph Onwe, the Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Ebonyi State who both hail from Amata Ntezi Community, Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. “Mr. Odah who did not attend any Secondary School in Ebonyi State or elsewhere in Nigeria conspired with Hon Joseph Onwe, Deputy Chairman of PDP Ebonyi State to forge and impersonate the May/June 2008, West African Senior Secondary School Examination Statement of Result with Examination number 4120810154 and Examination Centre, Community Secondary School Agba, belonging to Odah Ogochukwu, his younger sister. “I also wish to bring to your notice that the impersonated May/June 2008 West African Senior Secondary School Statement of result belonging to Odah Ogochukwu was presented by Odah Mmaduabuchi to the Sabinus Nwankwegu’s led PDP Councillorship screening committee for Ebonyi Central Zone. “It is also worthy of note to state that Hon Joseph Onwe, the Deputy Chairman of the PDP was fully aware of the forgery and impersonation committed by Odah Mmaduabuchi, yet he went further to sign as his nominator for the primaries election. “In the light of the foregoing circumstance, Hon Joseph Onwe, conspired, aided and abetted Odah Mmaduabuchi in committing the criminal act”. The petitioner prayed the Commissioner of Police to immediately order the arrest, investigation and prosecution of Hon Joseph Onwe and Odah Mmaduabuchi adding that the arrest and prosecution of the two would serve as detriment to others that might wish to perpetrate such shameful act in future. In a quick reaction, the State PDP Deputy Chairman (name withheld) who was also fingered in the petition said: “I don’t know what you are talking about”.
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:34:07 +0000
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