Let me start this article from the conclusion, which is simply the fact that Pst. Umo Bassey Eno will not be required by law to make a personal defence of his certificates in court, the claimant having failed to discharge the burden of proving his allegations against him.

I will proceed to state the Supreme Court's decision on this subject for the interest of the Akwa Ibom educated public.

Note that this explanation is NOT intended for the understanding of Mr. Akan Okon or any of his Media Aids. This is because evidences abound that their brains have been highly compromised that they have lost understanding of the rudiments of English language. Hence, after reading this, you will still hear some of them ask, "why should Umo Eno hire SANs to defend a common case of WAEC certificates when he should have just brought it out and show to the Local News Man at Ibom plaza who will clear him"; "why should Umo Eno evade court appearance if he does not have something he is hiding?"; "Can Umo Eno post his certificates for us to see?; How can Umo Eno Contest the Guber Election when he did not have credit in Mathematics?", etc, etc.

There is nothing I have not heard from these people, indicating that they are ready to pack Akan Okon's shits with their bare hands provided that can guarantee their next meal.
At the end of this futile mission, some of them truly need to go through academic purgatory and rehab, if they must reintegrate with the class of sane Akwa Ibomites.

On whom lies the burden of proof that a candidate’s information or document submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission is false?

By virtue of sections 131, 132 and 133(1) of the Evidence Act 2011, it is the plaintiff who asserts that a candidate’s information or document submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is false that has the legal burden to prove the assertion and until the assertion is proven by the plaintiff, the candidate has no duty to prove his denial of the assertion. (P. 49, paras. E-F)


(Pls not that from below is not for Akan Okon and their Ant brain media team because it can completely restore their brains to factory setting thereby depriving their current source of livelihood.

Let's roll!

Per AGIM, J.S.C. at pages 48-49, paras. B-A:

“With respect to the three WAEC results, exhibits A26, A27 and A28, submitted along with the 2nd respondent’s Form EC9 to the 3rd respondent, the trial court found that even though the results in exhibits A26, A27 and A28 are for the same examination and bear the same examination number, they are self contradictory, false and not authentic because they are not certified true copies and that While exhibits A26 and A27 have 7 subjects, exhibit A28 has 9 subjects. The trial court did not refer to any evidence adduced by the 1st Respondent to prove the allegations that results are false. Upon restating the allegation, the trial Court proceeded to scrutinize the said results and note that the 3 results were for the same results from the same examination, but that while exhibits A26 and A27 show 7 subjects, exhibits A28 show 9 subjects. The trial court did not direct itself to the law that the 1st respondent as plaintiff had the legal burden to prove his assertion that the results are false on account of the said differences in the number of subjects. Because it did not direct itself on the law that the 1st respondent had the burden to prove that the results are false, it did not border to find out if the 1st respondent adduced any evidence beyond the results themselves to prove that they are false. The 1st respondent did not elicit any evidence from WAEC stating that it did not issue those results or that the 2nd respondent did not sit for the said examination and did not obtain the grades in the subjects listed therein. The 1st respondent did not elicit evidence from Uboma Secondary School, Ikperejehe Etiti stating that the Signature on exhibit A28 is not that of its principal or that it did not issue exhibit A28 or that the 2nd respondent did not sit for the said examination in that school or that the content of exhibit A28 are false in any respect. Without any of the above evidence, there is no evidential basis for, the findings that the results are contradictory, not authentic and false because of the differences in them. See Dantiyev. APC & Ors. (supra), Maihaja v. Gaidam (2017)LPELR-42474; (2018) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1610)454 , Abubakar v. I.N.E.C. (2020) 12 NWLR (Pt.1737) 110, Dankwambo v. Abubakar & ors (2015)LPELR-35716(SC); (2016) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1495)157 and Agi v. P.D.P. & Ors. (201 6) LPELR-42578 (SC); (2017) 17 NWLR (Pt. 1595) 386 .”

Now I understand what Sir Wilker meant when he said, "anyianga mkpo ate nnan", being interpreted to mean, "struggling something like the blind".

If it were in advanced society, by now Akan Okon would be walking alone to court.
Alas, see what Buhari's "top to bottom" and hunger ridden economic policies have caused our youths.

By Eld. Emmanuel Udosen