From: Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
The chairman, Ado local government council of Benue State, Engr. Sunday Oche, on Tuesday was arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Magistrate Court, Dutse Abuja, for alleged forgery and impersonation.
Engr. Oche is said to have committed the offence sometimes in 2018.
He was accused of submitting a spurious document and forged signature of his opponent, one Hon Michael Unogwu to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to contest the 2023 House of Representatives for Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency.
The Nigeria Police Force is prosecuting the accused on a two-count charge of forgery and lying under oath following a direct complaint brought before it by Honourable Michael Unogwu pursuant to section 89 of the Administration of criminal Justice Act 2015.
The charge filed before Justice A. Ilela revealed that sequel to the conduct of the Primary Elections by the APC ahead of the 2019 General Elections, the Complainant(Michael Unogwu) emerged as the candidate of the APC for the General Election.
The Complainant duly filled the necessary forms including form CF002C(i) and his name forwarded to INEC as the authentic candidate of the APC for the said election.
However, after the submission of the name of the Complainant as its candidate for the election by the APC, the accused came up with a criminal design to unlawfully replace the Complainant as APC candidate for the election.
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