Buhari's Certificate: GEJ's kinsman asks court to disqualify APC Presidential candidate for 'forgery' @ThisIsBuhari

A kinsman of President Goodluck Jonathan's, Hon. Donald Daunemigha, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, over alleged certificate forgery.

In a suit filed by his counsel Barr. Douye Fiderikumo, Daunemigha seeks Buhari's disqualification from the March 28 presidential polls, naming Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was named as 2nd defendant in the suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/116/15.

Vanguard reports that the plaintiff is asking the court to issue an order declaring Buhari unfit to run for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria slated in the March 28th polls or such other time as the 2nd defendant may determine having presented a forged certificate to INEC.

The Bayelsa politician in his suit also wants INEC restrained from recognising the candidacy of the APC candidate.

“Also an order of perpetual injunction restraining the INEC by itself or by its servants, agents, privies however described from recognizing or treating or accepting the APC flag bearer, Muhammadu Buhari, as a candidate for the election to the office of President, Federal Republic of Nigeria slated to hold on the 28th day of March, 2015 or such other time as the 2nd defendant may determine having presented a forged certificate to the INEC."

The suits also seeks to determine "whether in view of the fact that Nigerian Army is not in possession of the West African School Certificate (WASC) 1961 of the 1st Defendant, the affidavit presented by the first defendant to the INEC does not amount to presentation of forged certificate within section 137(1)(j) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria .”

Fiderikumo urged that Buhari be disqualified for failing to submit all relevant academic credentials with his forms.

He argued that the candidate's INEC FORM CF 001, submitted to INEC was " inchoate and not in conformity with the form prescribed under the Electoral Act" and should be therefore declared "incompetent."

The counsel further said Buhari's failure to present evidence of his educational qualifications and birth certificate render the INEC form inchoate.

Controversy over Buhari's certificate started since 2014 and the release of his 1961 West African School Certificate (WASC) results by the Principal of the Government College, Katsina, only spurred authenticity issues.

According to the results, Buhari obtained the following scores: English – 5 (credit), Hausa-5 (credit), History -3 (Good), Geography – 6 (Credit), Health Science – 6 (credit), English Lit – 7 (pass), Maths – 9 (Fail) and Woodwork – 9 (fail).