A Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking an order to direct Inspector General of Police to investigate the Action Congress of Nigeria’s National Leader, Bola Tinubu, for false declaration of certificate.

Dr. Adegbola Dominic, a medical doctor, had filed the application for judicial review, to open the allegation of false declaration of certificate levelled against Tinubu by the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN).

Justice Saliu Saidu, in a ruling, dismissed the application on the grounds that the applicant failed to satisfy the mandatory requirement that such application must be filed within three months of the alleged fraudulent action was detected.

Saidu ruled that the application did not meet the requirements as stipulated in Order 34 Rule 4 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rule, the statue upon which the application was filed.

He said the applicant “went to sleep” since 2007 when the immunity clause in the constitution could no longer shield Tinubu.

According to him, the applicant suddenly came up to exercise his rights six years after the matter is statue barred.

“There is need to comply with stipulated rules of the court. This matter is grossly out of time and prayer sought cannot be granted,” the judge held.

The applicant had sought for the court order mandating/directing the Inspector General of Police to constitute a panel of the Nigeria Police Force to re-open the case, commence or take over and conclude the investigation of the criminal complaint.

He said the alleged criminal false statement on oath and false declaration was initially lodged by the late Fawehinmi in 1999 and re-lodged by him against Tinubu.

He had stated that the alleged false declaration was contained in the Independent National Electoral Commission Form F001 and affidavit concerning lost certificate allegedly sworn to by Tinubu during the election that gave him the governorship ticket.

He stated in a 15-paragraph affidavit that Tinubu claimed to have attended St. Paul’s School, Aroloya, Lagos, which never existed.

He also alleged that Tinubu had falsely claimed to have attended Government College, Ibadan, between 1965 and 1968, a claim which he said the authorities and Old Boys Association of Government College, Ibadan, had declared as false.

Among other alleged falsehood contained in Tinubu’s INEC form also included claim by Tinubu that he attended Richard Daley college, Chicago, between 1969 and 1971 which he said Tinubu did not.

He noted that it was a false claim by Tinubu that he (Tinubu) attended the University of Chicago in the US between 1972 and 1976 and obtained a B.Sc degree in Economics from the same university.

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