ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will on Wednesday, hear a suit seeking to disqualify Governor Nyesom Wike from participating in the forthcoming governorship election in Rivers State, over an allegation that his birth certificate was forged

Justice Inyang Ekwo directed the service of hearing notice on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Governor Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who were listed as Defendants in the suit marked FHC / ABJ / CS /1430/3018, which was filed by one Mr. Elvis Chinda. The plaintiff, alleged that the certificate of birth Wike attached to the Form C. F. 001, which he submitted to INEC on November 2, 2018, for clearance to participate in the 2019 general election, was forged.

He told the court that the certificate titled “Statutory Declaration of Age”, attached to Wike’s Form C.F.001, and purportedly deposed to on October 3, 1986, by one Collins Nyeme Wike had claimed that Nyesom Wike at the time of deposition, was a native of Rumuepirikom in Obio / Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State According to the Plaintiff, “As at 3rd October 1986, there was no local Government Area known as Obio /Akpor Local Government Area in existence in Rivers State. “As at 1986, Rumuepirikom was not in Obio /Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State , but in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State being the parent LGA from where Obio /Akpor Local Government Area was carved out”. He told the court that Obio /Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State was created in 1989 by Decree No 12 of 1989, two years after the alleged forgery was committed. “That the certificate of birth ( Statutory Declaration of Age) was purported sworn to and issued at the High/Magistrate’s Court Registry, Port Harcourt but allegedly bears stamp of the Judiciary Probate Registry ,Port Harcourt. “There was no Court Registry, whether in 1986 or afterward known as High/Magistrate Court Registry Port Harcourt. No such Registry existed or exists any where in Port Harcourt or Rivers State”. Plaintiff said the forged certificate of birth misled INEC into believing that Wike had a genuine birth certificate that confirmed his alleged date of birth given as 13th March1963. The alleged that Wike presented the bogus birth certificate to maintain consistency and coverup falsehood and lies, which he started in 1998. He said the coverup, “began in 1989, when Wike expressed desire to contest for the local chairmanship of Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area Council election in Rivers State which INEC had fixed 35 years age for eligibility. “Wike was 30 years of age then and ineligible for that election. In order to qualify for that election, he forged the Certificate of birth now in contention. He has used it in subsequent elections.”

The plaintiff argued that INEC, “is not in a position legally to disqualify Wike from contesting the governorship election except the court gave an order disqualifying him for the breach of Section 182 (1) (j) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria”. Consequently, he is praying the court to among other things, determine: “Whether the certificate of Birth titled Statutory Declaration of Age deposed to by one Collins Nyeme Wike purportedly sworn to on 3rd October 1986 at the High/ Court Magistrate’s Court Registry, Port Harcourt lied about/against itself and contained falsehoods. As well as, “Whether by the combined provisions of section 182(1)(i ) and 1 (1) & (2)of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the 2nd defendant ought to be disqualified and declared ineligible to contest the 2019 governorship election in Rivers state made pursuant to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). In a 39 paragraphs affidavit in support of the originating summons, Elvis Chinda said that he is aware that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria disqualified any person seeking election into the office of the Governor, who presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)”.

He is further seeking, “A declaration that the Certificate of Birth titled Statutory Declaration of Age deposed to by one Collins Nyeme Wike purportedly sworn to on 3rd October 1986 at the High/ Court Magistrate’s Court Registry, Port Harcourt and presented by (Gov Wike)the 2nd Defendant to (INEC) the 1st Defendant on the 25th December 2014 for the purpose of the 2015 General Governorship Election in Rivers State was forged. “A declaration that, the information contained in the Affidavit Form C.F. 001 deposed to by 2nd Defendant on the 29th October 2018 and presented to the (INEC)1st Defendant on the 2nd November, 2018 for the purpose of the 2019 Governorship Election in Rivers State was false.

“A declaration that by the provisions of section 182(1)(i) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)/,(Wike) the 2nd defendant is not qualified or eligible to contest and participate in the 2019 Governorship election in Rivers State or any other such election, having presented a forged certificate to (INEC) the 1st defendant. “An order of the Court directing the disqualification of (Wike) the 2nd defendant from contesting or holding out himself for the 2019 General Governorship election in River State or any other elections made pursuant to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , 1999, (as amended) having presented a forged certificate to the 1st defendant.

Likewise, “An order of perpetual injunction restraining INEC, the 1st defendant from receiving or accepting from (PDP),the 3rd defendant or any other person any nomination of the 2nd defendant , from processing such nomination, or from presenting Wike the 2nd defendant on ballot, in respect of the2019 Governorship Election or any other elections made pursuant to the Constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/rivers-poll-court-okays-suit-seeking-to-disqualify-wike-over-birth-certificate/

Effort in futility


Wike is unopposed in Rivers State election.


It's only a matter of how many votes buhari will get.


I don't even think APC will be motivated enough to have an agent at the polling booths


Wike for Ballon D'or

Government of forgery and fraud.

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Zombies with there foolish politics...Using judiciary as there handle

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Maybe Wike too is from Cameroon. :oNnamdi Kanu should help us confirm it since he is having issues with his own certificate too. We are watching the development in 3D as many of our leaders tend not to come from Nigeria. Over to IPOD ooo!!!

Hmmmmmmn

APC will fail again big time. They think Wike is Onnoghen that forgot he has properties? Wike is the judiciary himself. He's the friend of the judiciary. I expect to see this case over ruled by an Appeal Court.

Why are APC pigs so desperate ehn? Them just dey disgrace Nigeria upandan I really need to get my Australian Visa ASAP

BUT BEFORE THEN
LIKE FOR ATIKU/OBI,,,,, SHARE FOR DAURA AND SUDANESE COWS

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Hmm

Ilamina1:
Zombies with there foolish politics...Using judiciary as there handle

Same way Wike is using to deprive APC of contesting in Rivers abi?

No antics will make APC capture Rivers, Wike is on the Ballot
GOV Wike is covered by Immunity of being a Governor

Buhari must be Disqualified for certificate forgery

How will you call affidavit certificate?

Affidavit is not certificate, how will you say someone forged certificate where as it was affidavit. The Electoral requirements only declared penalty for certificate forgery which Buhari is guilty of and not affidavit which you can at anytime use somebody's name to to satisfy

This same issue was filed by Amaechi in 2016 but latter withdrew the case. What the intend doing is just to becloud their gullible followers to dust down their BP

*the truth must be told*

Breaking News!!!

Court Strikes Out Suit Against Rivers Governor, Wike

The federal high court, in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by Achinike William-Wobodo, an aide of the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, asking the court to disqualify Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike from contesting the 2019 governorship election on account of age declaration.

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike

In an oral application made by Wobodo he asked the court to strike out the matter following his intension to discontinue the matter after counsels for governor Wike challenged the jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.

Justice Ekwo therefore struck out the matter and awarded a cost of N50,000 in favour of Wike.

Governor Wike was duly nominated as standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers state in the 2019 general election at a governorship primary on September 30, 2018

Unhappy with the development, a Rivers APC faction loyal to minister of transportation, led by Achinike William-Wobodo approached the federal high court, Abuja to seek the disqualification of Governor Wike from seeking re-election on account of allegation of age falsification.

Moventist:
No antics will make APC capture Rivers, Wike is on the Ballot

Wee you keep quiet

Ilamina1:
Zombies with there foolish politics...Using judiciary as there handle

Their, not there.

Please, what is happening to PDPigz? Most of them commenting have low IQ and are suffering from grammatical epilepsy.

Dead on arrival

Please, who has seen the following persons.

Pachukwudi44
Senior Advocate of Cameroun

SalamRushdie AKA Salam of Ebonyi
Chief Justice of Abakaliki

We need their expert opinions on this matter.
They are so talented that whatever they say, the opposite is what happens.

God don catch that fraudster called Wike

Firstorderwizard:
Dead on arrival

Denial is the first stage of grief.

You'll still cry blood

They just want Wike to kill more people

Comedy

Season of disqualifications.
Since nobody could disqualify Buhari. No one has to be disqualified.

pfadom:
Hmm

I blv this rubbish of they can help Obasanjo identify his real age bcs has been demanding for that all his life

Story. Rivers is PDP and PDP is rivers

Dem wan pour sand for Wike garri...lol.

Lobatan pdp funeral will hold on feb 16

anjigirl:
99% of birth certificate are forged

Not everyone is like your family members.

Ok

The atmosphere here just got interesting