Hussein Afolabi: Kwara Governor-elect’s first moral obligation
is the role of the electorate in the emergence of government and in demanding accountability from the emerged government. The latter though as important, if not more Important than the former is often being neglected by the electorate.
There are allegations that the newly elected governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak submitted a fake WAEC certificate to INEC, issues were raised on abbreviations used in the name on the certificate submitted which is not a normal practice for WAEC certificates. One would have ordinarily expected Abdulrahman Abdulrazak to clear the air on this ambiguity, but he has played the silent game.
“A person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor of a State If – ………………………….. he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent.” . The main issue with the Governor-elect of Kwara State is that he allegedly presented a forged WAEC result to INEC for consideration as his qualification to contest for the office of the Governor of Kwara State. When the news of the Governor-elect’s forged WAEC certificate broke pre-election, there were speculation from most quarters that the allegations were false and nothing more but the handiwork of the opposition parties.
2. “An applicant under this Act needs not demonstrate any specific interest in the information being applied for.”
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