Court orders speedy hearing in alleged certificate scam
An FCT High Court has ordered speedy hearing in a suit seeking to sack a member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuegbo Gregory over alleged non-possession of First School Leaving Certificate. Justice Valentine Ashi who made the order for expeditious hearing of the suit warned parties not to indulge in any acts or practice that […]
An FCT High Court has ordered speedy hearing in a suit seeking to sack a member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuegbo Gregory over alleged non-possession of First School Leaving Certificate.
Justice Valentine Ashi who made the order for expeditious hearing of the suit warned parties not to indulge in any acts or practice that may delay the matter.
He accordingly directed that hearing notices and other processes should be served on all parties before the next adjourned date fixed for January 29.
In the suit, it is further alleged that the lawmaker representing Enugu North/ South Federal Constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not sit for the General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualifying examination nor have any GCE qualifying him for the award of a degree certificate by Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
The suit marked FCT/CV/611/18, was instituted by Nelson Arum and the All Progressives Congress (APC) who consequently submitted that the Federal lawmaker did not possess the requisite constitutional qualifications to have contested and won election into the House of Representatives.