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The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has threatened to sue a lawyer, Hassan Oladotun, for allegedly investigating his certificate in a bid to disqualify him from partaking in the state governorship primary election.
Oladotun had on June 2, 2023, petitioned the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the academic credentials of the governor.
Rocketparrot News reported that the police in a statement on Friday by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, denied the authenticity of the report.
In a new turn of events, the governor, through his lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa(SAN), said Aiyedatiwa sat for the West African School Certificate Examination and his results were genuine.
In a letter dated April 8, 2024, and addressed to Oladotun, Adegboruwa said steps were taken to confirm the allegations against the governor which had been proved to be untrue.
“Upon your chorused repetition of this falsehood against our client, we took steps to conduct a verification exercise and indeed confirmed the authenticity of his West African School Certificate Examination results. We challenge you to proceed to do the same with the following particulars:
Name of the Candidate: Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa; Centre Number: 15592; Examination Number: 019; Centre: Ikosi High School, Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos State.
Date of Examination: May/June, GCE O/L, 1982.
“The search will bring out the following results in favour of our Client: English Language: 8; Bible Knowledge: 6; Economics: 4; Health Science: 8; Commerce: 3; Accounts: 7; Business Management: 8,’’ the letter partly read.
The governor, through Adegboruwa, demanded a public apology from Oladotun to be published in three newspapers.
Adegboruwa said, “In the light of all the foregoing, we have the instructions of our client to demand from you as follows:
“A public apology to be published in at least three newspapers with wide circulation all over Nigeria. An unconditional withdrawal of all false and malicious publications made of and concerning the West African School Certificate Examination result of our client.
“An unconditional withdrawal of your letters to the Nigeria Police Force in respect of the West African School Certificate Examination results of our client. An unconditional withdrawal of your letters to the All Progressives Congress in respect of the West African School Certificate Examination results of our Client.
“An conditional withdrawal of your letters to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in respect of the West African School Certificate Examination results of our Client.”
Adegboruwa also demanded compensation for the false publications made against the governor.
