By Demola Akinyemi

Tension has enveloped Ilorin, the Kwara State capital after a State High Court sitting in Ilorin, gave the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq 30 days to defend allegation that he forged his West African Examination Council ( WAEC) certificate.

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Abdulrazaq is authentic Kwara APC governorship candidate – Lai Mohammed

The case was instituted against the APC gubernatorial candidate by one Adekunle Oluwafemi Abraham.

The case with suit number KWS/73/2019 has been assigned to the court of Justice Adenike Akinpelu.

In the writ of summons dated March 7, 2019, the court ordered the defendant (Abdurahman Abdulrazaq) to “ within 30 days enter an appearance in the matter.

The claimant Adekunle Abraham in his statement on oath alleged that while examining the personal particulars of the defendant, he was curious about the purported West African Examination Council (WAEC) school certificate No. SC180683 purportedly dated June, 1976.

According to him, the way the defendant’s name was written as” RASAQ A R” from his personal experience, the West African Examination Council( WAEC)

He further contended that the documents submitted by Abdulrazaq as his educational qualification was not issued by WAEC and thus, the defendant is not qualified to contest for the office of Governor of Kwara State whose election will hold on Saturday.

Abraham further urged the court to declare that the APC candidate lied on oath, submitted forged documents and stand disqualified from contesting the gubernatorial elections.

But the media aide to Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaiye in his reaction described the court action as the “antics of a dying dynasty.”

“We see this as a last ditch desperate antics of a dying political dynasty clutching at straws just some 48 hours until his political career is buried.

“For the record, we are not aware of any such pending case nor a court order in Kwara State or anywhere in Nigeria.