Yakubu Busari
Political desperation has forced a Federal Lawmaker representing Shendam ,Mikang and Qua’an Pan Federal Constituency ,Hon Alphonsus Komsol to presents fake and backdated primary school certificate written on Sunday in form CF 001 to independent Electoral Commission ,INEC , between 1972-1978 .
The defeated Former Member Hon Johnbull Shakarau, who challenged the victory at the National Assembly Tribunal exposed to Journalists that Alphonsus Komsol didn’t attend primary school either he bought all the credentials through dubious ways.
According him,”You can’t tell me that somebody will sign a certificate and back date, you can’t tell me that a certificate can be signed on a Sunday, you can’t also tell me that during a serious strike, somebody would go to work and sign a certificate”.
Hon Shekarau maintained that, You Hon Alphonsus Komsol didn’t have the said certificate but presented a fake Primary School certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2019 general elections.
The election of Hon Komsol in the 23 February 2019 to represent, Quanpan, Shendam ,Mikang Federal Constituency in the National Assembly under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was challenge at the Election Petition Tribunal by Hon Shekarau of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The tribunal in its judgment on Tuesday upheld the election of Hon Komsol that the tribunal delivered its judgment, it’s not over until it’s over.
The tribunal has done what it knows best. I wouldn’t say much at the moment until I have a word with my lawyers before the next line of action.
We have experienced in the past when similar cases decided at the lower tribunal were upturned at the Appeal Tribunal. So, it’s a process”. Said Shekarau.
On the expunged of paragraphs in his petition challenging the qualification of Hon Komsol by the tribunal in the course of delivering its judgement, Shekarau maintained that Komsol presented a fake certificate to INEC. ” I believe that that certificate he presented is fake. It is a fake certificate.
There is no doubt about that and we have presented all the necessary documents to prove that.
Hon Shekarau concluded by calling on all his supporters to remain calm and law abiding as they decides on the next line of action.
