The governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on
Wednesday said that he has found the original
copies of his academic credentials, which had
earlier been declared missing in a sworn affidavit.
Congress in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on
Wednesday said that he has found the original
copies of his academic credentials, which had
earlier been declared missing in a sworn affidavit.
Obaseki had, in the said affidavit submitted to the
Independent National Electoral Commission for the
September 10 election, reportedly stated that his
academic documents got missing while he was
moving his office from one place to another.
The development had on Monday attracted
criticisms from the opposition Peoples Democratic
Party, which described his reasons for not being in
possession of the certificates as “flimsy” and
“unconvincing.”
However, Obaseki, who spoke during an interactive
session organised by civil societies for
governorship candidates in Benin, noted that though
he had no reason to search for the documents, he
had to provide the photocopies and swear to an
affidavit for the election.
He explained, “I have found them. The truth is that I
have not had any reason to look for them in the last
25 years. I know that I kept them somewhere in a
safe box and I had photocopies.
“When I needed them for the exercise, I could not
find them. So, I swore to an affidavit that I cannot
find the originals.
He said that the photocopies of the documents
were certified by the issuing institutions.
Obaseki added, “I took the photocopies to the
institutions that issued them and they certified the
photocopies.
“So when the whole controversy started raging, my
cousin called me from New York and said, ‘But your
originals are here. I said, ‘Please, send them to me
now.”
The APC candidate also reiterated that his
administration would provide security and
manpower necessary to attract investors.
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