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PDP Senator, Tofowomo Drags Ondo Ex-Deputy Governor, Agboola To Court Over Alleged Falsified Documents

Ajayi, the first defendant, is joined in the suit by the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the second and third defendants respectively.

A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi has been dragged to a Federal High Court sitting in Akure for allegedly falsifying credentials, and some other documents submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
 
The Senator representing Ondo South district, Nicholas Tofowomo is seeking Agboola Ajayi’s disqualification as the 2023 Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the district.

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Ajayi, the first defendant, is joined in the suit by the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the second and third defendants respectively.     
 
In a suit number: FHC/CS/AK/ 83 /2022 filed on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, Senator Tofowomo who came second in the PDP senatorial primary, said Agboola did not meet the constitutional requirements for contesting the 2023 general elections as contained in the interpretation and application of Section 66(1)(i) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 29(5) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2022 as well as other relevant laws.
 
Tofowomo, through his lawyer, Mr Femi Emodamori, claimed that the court should determine if together with the totality of the facts before the Court, the 1st Defendant (Agboola) did not present false information and/or forged certificate(s) in his INEC Form EC9 and the other documents attached thereto which he submitted to the 3rd Defendant (INEC) as the candidate of the 2nd Defendant for Ondo South Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections.
 
"I verily believe that the 1st Defendant (Agboola) lied and/or swore to false information when he stated in Exhibit FEE4 (the Affidavit For Correction of Date of Birth which he submitted to the 3rd Defendant) that he was issued the 2004 WASSC (Exhibit FEE3) No. NGWASSCS 5529745 and claimed ‘that in the said Certificate my date of birth was mistakenly printed as December 8, 1980, instead of 24th September 1968,’” the court document says in part.

PDP Senator, Tofowomo Drags Ondo Ex-Deputy Governor, Agboola To Court Over Alleged Falsified Documents by Sahara Reporters 


 
The Senator also stated that "Whether, having regard to Section 29 (6) of the Electoral Act, 2022, the 1st Defendant (Agboola) should be disqualified as the candidate of the 2nd Defendant (PDP) for Ondo South Senatorial District in the 2023 General Election”.
His prayers include: "AN ORDER of this Honourable Court disqualifying the 1st Defendant as the candidate of the 2nd Defendant for Ondo South Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections.
 
"AN ORDER of this Honourable Court declaring the Plaintiff, having scored the 2nd highest number of votes in the 2nd Defendant’s Primary Election for Ondo South Senatorial District held on 23rd May, 2023, as the candidate of the 2nd Defendant for the said Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections.
 
"AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the 2nd and 3rd Defendants to substitute the Plaintiff for the 1st Defendant as the candidate of the 2nd Defendant for Ondo South Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections.”

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