Presidential WAEC Certificate Saga : Court adjourns matter sine die

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of an Abuja Federal High Court has acceded to an application by defence counsels in the suit by an Abuja lawyer challenging the educational qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to adjourn the suit indefinitely.

Justice Ademola agreed with the submissions of Kola Awodein, SAN, leading three other Senior Advocates of Nigeria: Charles Edosomwan, Taiwo Osipitan and Emeka Ngige, challenging the hearing of an amended originating summons seeking the cancellation of Buhari’s election.

The judge upheld Awodein position that the matter should be ‘adjourned sine die.

Nnamdi Ahaiwe had earlier asked the court to hear his application for amendment of the originating summons challenging the president’s Primary Six certificate and West African School Certificate (WASC).

In the amended motion on notice, Ahaiwe is also seeking an order of the court invalidating the candidature of Buhari in respect of the 2015 general election.

He argued that the president’s affidavit on the position of his certificate was false because when he deposed to the affidavit of 24th November, 2014, which was attached to his INEC Form C.F. 001, ‘there was no organ, institution, agency, department or authority known as and called ‘Military Board’ in the Federal Republic of Nigeria’.

The lawyer also contends that when the affidavit was made, there was no office or officer known and called the ‘Secretary to the Military Board’ existing in the Federal republic of Nigeria.

In the Notice of Appeal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Buhari are challenging the ruling of the court on 16th February, 2015 granting ex parte application to Ahaiwe to serve Buhari the originating summons on the APC by substituted means at No 40 Blantyre Street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse II, Abuja rather than his residential address at No 4A and B Sultan Lane, off Sultan Road, Kaduna.