The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo will today dock the defeated Governorship aspirant Mr Akan Ekpe Okon of the Peoples Democratic Party as the Court is set to begin accelerated hearing on the suit brought before it.

Akan Okon, a former commissioner for Economic Development who is challenging the eligibility of Pastor Umo Eno, Governorship candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State,
had told the Federal High Court that he will rely on the testimony of a contentious Professor, Jideoni Charles, who was disowned by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, when he paraded himself as both a “Professor of English and a Professor of Graphognomy”, until the University denounced and disowned him in 2019.

He also noted that he will refer to a letter purportedly issued by the West African Examination Council, WAEC, to a group known as Association for Advancement of Democracy in Nigeria, to prosecute his case.

In his amended motion on notice in the case FHC/UY/CS/110/2022, admitted in the court by Justice A. A. Okeke, Mr Okon listed Prof Jideoni as one of the subpoenaed expert witnesses to testify in his case.

The Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, had previously disowned Jideoni as a fraudulent character who was neither a lecturer or professor in the university, in the past or present.

OAU in a statement through Abiodun Olanrewaju its Director of Public Relations had said that , “Having gone through our records, nobody bears that name, whether a male or a female. We do not have a record of anybody with that name who is teaching or has taught in this institution.

The ‘Prof’ who is also a candidate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was first arraigned at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi in September 2019, for allegedly obtaining money under false pretense and engaging in advanced fee fraud.

He is listed by Akan Okon, alongside one Chief Reginald Udunze as his expert witnesses.

Among other things Akan Okon is requesting for, is the letter purportedly from WAEC, by one T. A. Ademola, to the President of a group known as Association for Advancement of Democracy in Nigeria, AADN.

The court however ruled that both parties use 10days for statement of defense to the amended motion and the subsequent reply, and adjourned the case till today for accelerated hearing.