Governor Ademola Adeleke has refuted claims that he forged his school certificate, following a ruling by the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that nullified his election.
The governor responded to the Tribunal's decision that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the July 16, 2022 governorship election, Adegboyega Oyetola, proved a case of forgery against Adeleke in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday.
The governor, however, denied the claim, claiming that the error was made by the school.
"We seek to clarify a very sinister component of the Kangaroo decision on the Osun Governorship election. "Governor Ademola Adeleke did not forge any certificate or testimonial," according to the statement.
“The Issue of forgery has to do with an error on school testimonial which bear Osun instead of Oyo state. Osun State was part of Oyo State when Governor Adeleke completed his high school education in 1981.
“The issuing school testified before Court of Appeal in 2018, that it was their error, which has nothing to do with Governor Adeleke. The Court of Appeal ruled that there was no forgery and exonerated Governor Adeleke of any forgery.”
According to Rasheed, the public should know that the governor did not forge this testimonial or any certificate.
The spokesman added that the claim is an attempt to damage Adeleke’s reputation.
“The Tribunal Chairman should explain how he arrived at his opinion when the Court of Appeal has cleared Governor Adeleke of any forgery,” he said.