Ebun Francis|
The candidature of Adedapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, has come under intense scrutiny as he is currently entangled in a messy certificate scandal that could see him disqualified as the flag-bearer of the ruling party 2019 gubernatorial election.
The APC governorship candidate is facing allegations that he failed to participate in the one year compulsory national service after graduating from the university in the 1980s, according to documents filed in court challenging his candidature and made available to newsmen.
Abiodun claimed in his nomination form submitted to that the Independent National Electoral Commission that he does not have a university degree.
However, the claim is in conflict with the academic claims in his INEC filings when he ran for Senate in 2015 and as a governorship candidate this year.
Adesina Baruwa, who filed the suit against Mr. Abiodun at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, argued the politician should be disqualified for claiming in his INEC form that he does not have a university degree.
According to the litigant, the politician clearly violated both the electoral law and the NYSC law, which respectively prohibited filing false claims and failure to take part in youth service after graduation before age 30.
Mr. Abiodun emergence as the winner of the 2018 governorship primaries in Ogun State has sparked a bitter and unending confrontation between the leadership of the APC and the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
The governor recently vowed to work against the election of Abiodun as the governor of Ogun state in the 2019 election.
With additional report from PT