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YPP Candidate, Sen. Albert, Tenders WAEC Certificate to Election Tribunal

...Affirms With WAEC On Chronicling Of Names on Certificates

The Candidate of the the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2023 Governorship election in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Albert Bassey Akpan, has tendered his WAEC certificate to the election tribunal sitting in Uyo.

At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Senator Albert affirmed to the court that his surname, Akpan, is the first in chronicling of his name by the West African Examination Council certificate of 1989, which he sat for.

The YPP's candidate's testimony is in correlation with the position of Barr. Adekanbi Olaolu, a senior staff of the West African Examination Council and subpoenaed witness, who told the court last month, the examination body usually chronicles the name of a candidate for its examination, beginning from the candidate's surname.

Counsel to the second respondent (Eno, Umo Bassey), Paul Usoro (SAN) during cross examination asked the witness (Sen. Albert), if he has met anyone with the name 'Bassey, Umo Eno', before.

Responding, the YPP candidate told the court he has not met 'Bassey, Umo Eno', but has met 'Eno, Umo Bassey', and the two are different individuals.

Recall WAEC had in June tendered a results listing of candidates for Victory High School, Ikeja, with the name 'Bassey, Umo Eno', as candidate with number '15520232'. Olaolu had also told the court the examination body depends on what individual candidates submit to them through their respective institutions, while admitting it is not the duty of the body to determine which is the surname of a candidate.

Olaolu, while testifying, asserted that candidates who sat for WAEC examinations however have a window to reconcile their names through a well spelt process, of which the PDP candidate (Eno, Umo Bassey) failed to leverage on.


A certified true copy of records with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) affirmed that the candidate of the PDP (Eno, Umo Bassey) swore to an oath confirming his surname as 'Eno', on his form EC9 with INEC, as against 'Bassey', which appears on the controversial 1981 certificate he submitted to the election umpire.

Counsel to the 1st (INEC) and 3rd (PDP) respondents, Abdullahi SAN and Oyetibo SAN, respectively, also cross examined the YPP candidate on the same subject, to reaffirm the petitioner's earlier position.

The petitioners closed their case, while the court asked the respondents to prepare for their defense.

The case was adjourned to Monday 10th July, 2023 for the respondents to commence their defense.

Very interesting. This is obviously an error he never knew will one day be used against him.

It is obvious he is the same person and his opponents are just out to see if they can use a technicality like that to take his mandate away from him.

This a serious lesson. Your surname should be clearly indicated in capitals and end with a comma before listing your other names.
Check my signature for free stuffs!

Bassey albert never lost a fight.

frankyychiji:
Bassey albert never lost a fight.

This will be the first. He should go and rest.

The PDP in the State played a fast one him during the building to the election by ensuring that he is convicted for corruption charges levelled against him.
That was the beginning of his failure

frankyychiji:
Bassey albert never lost a fight.

he will lose this one

Jostoman:
he will lose this one

So it seems brother.. chai. But his opponent had better kill him or he will keep coming back.

Kooldon:
This will be the first. He should go and rest.

The PDP in the State played a fast one him during the building to the election by ensuring that he is convicted for corruption charges levelled against him.
That was the beginning of his failure

He cannot go and rest. It's not over till it's over.

Make this man go rest