AYO ESAN
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which held that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, did not forge his certificates to contest for the 2020 gubernatorial election.
The members of the Appeal Court panel, which delivered the judgement in the case with suit no ‘CA/ABJ/CV/71/2021’ are: Hon. Justice Stephen Adah JCA (PJ), Hon. Justice Ige JCA and Hon. Justice Mohammed Mustapha JCA.
In the judgment given by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, March 18, the court ruled that the lower court had not made any mistake and that the plaintiff and witnesses did not pin the 1st Respondent to have forged the certificate.
It held that the judgment of the lower court was apt and very clear, noting that the appellant performed abysmally and had not proved any case.
“The findings of the lower court cannot be faulted,” it added.
The court therefore dismissed the appeal, noting that it was unmeritorious.
Upholding the judgment of the Federal High Court, the Appeal Court awarded the cost of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N250,000) to be paid to the 1st Respondent and Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000) each to the 2nd and 3rd respondents.
