A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has dismissed a certificate forgery case filed by the Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva.
The group claimed it found that the minister mismatched names on his academic credentials among other allegations.
He averred that his credentials are legitimate and tendered a deed poll and a gazette publication, which settled issues surrounding name differences in his credentials.
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