Unending Legal Action against A’Ibom Gov on Alleged Certificate Forgery Worries Group
Okon Bassey in Uyo
A media group in Akwa Ibom State, Uyo Senatorial District Media Practitioners Forum has expressed concern over unending legal action against Akwa Ibom state governor, Mr. Umo Eno on alleged certificate forgery which was earlier decided in favour of the governor by the Supreme Court.
The group alleged the latest suit at the Federal High Court Lagos is a ploy to distract the governor and force him to join the All progressive congress (APC).
The group in a press statement signed by the chairman, Elder Ofonimeh Isong and made available to journalists yesterday in Uyo noted that the ultimate aim of the plotters is to have access to state economy by all means and at all costs.
“The intimidation of the governor and his constant harassment in the media and the recent suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos by the Police are all ploy to distract the governor and force him to eat the APC’s humble pie which is bad and callous.
“Petitioning the INTERPOL on such document that the issuer, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) had claimed continuously to be theirs, betrays the governor’s traducers as being insensitively evil.
“It is sad and ridiculous that all these merry go round from INTERPOL, to Police IG and to the Federal High Court in Lagos is all about WAEC Certificate of His Excellency Umo Bassey Eno, a matter long decided by the Supreme Court of the Land.
“The bad losers behind the charade should let Akwa Ibom breathe, and should know that their individual interest and egoistic quest for power cannot supersede the interest of over 7.9 million Akwa Ibom people.
“The truth remains that Umo Bassey Eno won the election fair and square got declared as winner and sworn-into office as Governor of Akwa Ibom State,” the statement stated.
They highlighted that the recent Suit No: FHC/L/CS/1247/2023 instituted by the Inspector General of Police(IG) through a motion ex-parte seeking document and records of WAEC from heads of national office of WAEC and WAEC itself at the Federal High Court in Lagos concerning a matter which had been decided by the Supreme Court of the land calls for concern as to why Akwa Ibom State has become of such great interest to Abuja, Nigeria and the IG.
“While the Police is free to engage in its investigation process, a few questions beg for answers simultaneously in this regard.
“Who is the IG answerable to and from who does he take instructions in Nigeria?
“Why is Akwa Ibom State Post Election case of interest to the IGP to the extent of seeking an Ex-parte Order to compel the WAEC Officials and WAEC itself to avail his investigation Team with examination records of an entire Examination Centre (Victory High School, Ikeja) in Lagos State for the sake of one man?
“The Police is an agency of government with the primary aim to enforce law and order but finding the Police going back to the matter that went from High court to Appeal Court and up to the Supreme Court and was settled, to begin demanding for fresh documents is really intriguing and calls for concern. Whatever fresh investigation is going on, the police should know that there is a subsisting judgement on the matter which is binding on all.
The group lamented that this new antics is nothing short of a gang up against Akwa Ibom State governor to truncate the mandate willingly and overwhelmingly handed the governor by Akwa Ibom people, or intimidate Umo Bassey Eno to defect to the ruling APC which remains unacceptable as majority of the people know that PDP is like a religion in the state.
“The governor needs concentration now to work, not unnecessary distractions continuously fuelled by opposition and their Abuja collaborators. The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal should be allowed to finish its work.
“Governor Umo Eno, the true symbol and identity of Akwa Ibom State, shouldn’t for any reason be seen in the image these losers are labouring so hard to portray.”
