Forgery: Tribunal Invalidates House Member’s Election

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano.

The three member of the National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Kano, have ruled that the primary school certificate tendered by the member of Tarauni Federal Constituency Muktar Yerima was forged

The Tribunal, therefore, nullified the electoral victory of Yerima, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party after authorities of the Hausawa Primary School confirmed that his certificate was not on its record.

The election petition tribunal was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that Yerima had forged his Primary School Certificate, which he issued to INEC while on documentation.

The tribunal, however, directed the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to retrieve the Certificate of Return issued to NNPP House of Representatives member and hand it over to Hafiz Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Kawu of the APC had challenged the electoral victory of Yerima, which the tribunal nullified yesterday.