The announcement by an Abuja High Court early this week that Senator Bode Ola is the authentic senatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ekiti Central has been met with startling discoveries.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti has disclosed that the documents Ola used to secure the favourable Abuja injunction were cooked.
This was affirmed in a statement by Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Alhaji Hussain Pai.
It reads: “I state categorically that as far as this office is concerned, no such documents exist. All the documents and signatures did not emanate from us.”
The embattled senator had approached Justice Abdu-Kafarati of an Abuja High Court, seeking the nullification of Mr Babafemi Ojudu’s candidacy and its replacement with his name. He purportedly tendered documents to show that he scored the highest number of votes during the party’s primaries.
Pai confirmed that the state ACN had, through its counsel, written to the commission to authenticate the source of all documents Ola presented at the court.
In consequence of what has been described as anti-party moves and forgery, ACN has suspended Ola.
ACN announced Ola’s suspension in a statement by Ado Local Government Chairman Oba Aladetoyinbo yesterday.
During a press conference yesterday, Ojudu presented all the alleged fake documents cooked by Ola.
He said the discovery was made by Lagos lawyer Femi Falana.
Ojudu said: “Falana got the documents and what he saw was shocking. Bode Ola concocted the documents and figures in four local governments of the senatorial district. The documents showed he won in all the wards.
“Another discovery is that Ola cooked the minutes of a meeting he claimed was held, and in which he was declared winner of a primary that never took place.
“As if that was not enough, Ola forged the signature of the ACN chairman and used a party letter head last used in 2007, which bears Action Congress (AC) and not ACN.”
Ojudu said ACN was preparing to send another letter to the police on the forgery.
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