REJOINDER | UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WORLDWIDE PRESS RELEASE: GODWIN N. OBASEKI AN ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

As concerned Nigerians, our attention has been drawn to the mischievous, ill-conceived, ill-motivated, and unwitting attempt by one Professor Elsie O. Adewoye acting In capacity of President University of Ibadan Alumni Association Worldwide, to aid and abet criminal forgery of Certificate and false claim by Mr Godwin Obaseki of being an alumni of the prestigious University of Ibadan; a controversy that has lingered on since his emergence as Governor of Edo State in 2016. It is in legal records that it was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) where he now found refuge that challenged the validity of his credentials as the basis for his removal from office as governor, but was saved the embarrassment by the logical argument and precedence advanced by the APC legal team on the technical ground that the matter was filled out of time.

Professor Oluwoye posited that Mr Godwin Obaseki entered into the University of Ibadan in 1976 and graduated in 1979 from the department of Classical Studies. On the contrary in a sworn affidavit in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in the Abuja Judicial Division dated 7th June 2016 Mr Godwin Obaseki deposed that he was admitted into the University of Ibadan in 1973 and graduated in 1976. In the same affidavit he deposed that he proceeded to serve his country in the compulsory NYSC program between 7th of August 1979 to 6th of August 1980 were he obtained his NYSC discharge certificate dated 6th of August 1980. Mr Godwin Obaseki is not known or associated with any record of mental history. To this end it cannot be said that he was out of his mind when he deposed to the affidavit in a court of competent jurisdiction. Furthermore he claimed in the same affidavit that his credentials were missing and promised to produce them in due course.

However in June 2020 Mr Godwin Obaseki provided the screening committee of the APC a University of Ibadan degree certificate that had only the signature of the Vice Chancellor and no date of issue, which is a complete departure from the actual UI certificate with carries the signatures of the Vice Chancellor, that of the Registrar, as well as the official date of issue. When it was faulted he again provided the same screening committee meeting with a certificate that had the signatures of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar, as well as the date of issue. Can a University offer two certificate that are at variance in content to the same graduand? This action simply portray Mr Godwin Obaseki as a smart criminal.

This inference is justified by the fact that this certificate which is claimed to have been obtained in 1979 is a diametrical contrast to the sworn affidavit he deposed which has it that he graduated in 1976. These bundle of contradictions simply lend credence to the hideous truth in life that a liar has no memory.

Also granted the fact that Mr Godwin Obaseki studied at the University of Ibadan, the entry requirement of five credits at the ordinary level for entry into the institution was not met, as his ordinary results in 1973 contained only three credit passes without English and Mathematics. Apart from the fact that three credits could not have earned him admission into the institution, there was no preliminary studies in place at the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences in the University of Ibadan at that time. It was indeed in 1985/1986 academic session that preliminary study classes was introduced into the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences in the University of Ibadan. Obviously entwined and entangled by his bundle of contradictions, Mr Godwin Obaseki resorted to the claim of obtaining Higher School Leaving Certificate from the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). In the first place, a Higher School Leaving Certificate does not exist. What we have in our educational curriculum is Higher School Certificate (HSC). The Testimonial from ICE indicated that Obaseki offered three principal subjects, General Paper and English Language. The fact is that English Language as a subject is not offered at the advanced level stage rather the General Paper suffices for English Language subjects for candidates with deficiencies in English Language at the ordinary level mainly science students. Moreover ICE is not a certificate awarding institution, and Mr Obaseki did not indicate wether the subjects he claimed to have offered and passed were obtained from WAEC, HSC/AL or University of London GCE AL. These two examination bodies exist for verification of his ‘A' level scroll claims. Oddly enough, Mr Obaseki did not present the certificate for his higher school career in ICE as he claims. In these unsettled controversies Prof. Adewoye's defense of Godwin Obaseki tantamounts defending the indefensible. Assuming that Mr Godwin Obaseki attended the University of Ibadan which is most doubtful, his requirement at the point of his entry did not qualify him for admittance into the institution. What the likes of Prof. Adewoye ought to have done in the circumstance was to deeply investigate in the Subject of controversy before coming out with a Press Release. Inversely, if Godwin Obaseki was found to have gained entry into the institution improperly as the deficiencies in his credentials reveal, the University ought to publicly denounce and withdraw the certificate. This such-like scenario played out in the University of Lagos in 1972/1973 session when the then Vice Chancellor Prof. J.F Ade-Ajayi officially denounced and published names of students with deficiencies in admission requirements, who were aided and abetted into the institution by one Mr Owosho in the admission office. It will be recalled that those who had graduated were published and their certificates withdrawn by the University while those undergoing studies were automatically expelled. This action restored credibility to the graduates of the University of Lagos been found worthy in knowledge and in character.

My advice to Prof. Adewoye who is obviously misinformed is to critically investigate the controversy surrounding Mr Obaseki rather than standing out in his defense. From the inconveniences and contradictions in his academic claims, let it be that the University of Ibadan a world renowned academic institution should lend doubts to the credibility of certificates issued by the institution. I give benefit of doubt to the Press Release from the alumni association and at the same time challenge the authorities of the institution embodied in in the personalities of the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar to come out with an official statement as to whether the entry qualification of five credits in the ordinary level WAEC/GCE was at any time altered in the academic history of the institution. My advice is that resulting from the institutional failure experienced in Nigeria, the academian is the only hope for breeding leaders that will in turn help change our nation. This is why Professor E.O. Adewoye should not lend credence to the belief that our actions is inspired by pecuniary rewards. To this end, all the Alumni Association centers of the University of Ibadan should rise up to the defense of great UI by not allowing a smart forger of certificates defame the reputation of the noble University of Ibadan. It is obvious that the more attempts by Godwin Obaseki to belie the truth concerning his certificate forgery and false claim of attending the University of Ibadan, the more his crooked activities are uncovered. It is now substantiated that the case is in the domain of the court for proof and validation. As to any prediction involving the outcome, time will tell.

Kikikikiki



Hahahaha.


Omo Obaseki don buy real market for tribunal





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another exercise in futity

Noise maker, why hide under a deceitful headline? If really you mean business, kindly append your name.

solmus:





Kikikikiki



Hahahaha.


Omo Obaseki don buy real market for tribunal





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I have read somewhere that the PDP followed this matter until it got to the Supreme Court in which it decided in favour of Obaseki. If this is true, I do not see how the matter will be revisited by the Apex Court with a view to reversing its previous decision.

So, I don't see APC winning this one when it also defended same.

psucc:
I have read somewhere that the PDP followed this matter until it got to the Supreme Court in which it decided in favour of Obaseki. If this is true, I do not see how the matter will be revisited by the Apex Court with a view to reversing its previous decision.

So, I don't see APC winning this one when it also defended same.

PDP withdrew its case, it never reached Supreme court, same way his High court Perjury case on false affidavit on the name "Obasek" never made supreme court because of "Godfatherism" that helped him then


Oh need I remind you APC Government just nominated fresh Supreme court Justices or how the now have President of the Appeal court to their side

Justice Kekerekun and Odili are now minority

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solmus:



PDP withdrew its case, it never reached Supreme court, same way his High court Perjury case on false affidavit on the name "Obasek" never made supreme court because of "Godfatherism" that helped him then


Oh need I remind you APC Government just nominated fresh Supreme court Justices or how the now have President of the Appeal court to their side

Justice Kekerekun and Odili are now minority

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So according to you it’s now ‘this side and that side’ where is the unity? Nigerians truly deserves the type of leaders they have.

Fools!! Una don start again ba?! No source, no name, no nothing!!! The trouncing received on September 19 no do una ba

thaprofit88:



So according to you it’s now ‘this side and that side’ where is the unity? Nigerians truly deserves the type of leaders they have.

Life is always about weighing this side and that side, good or evil, and at the tribunals APC and PDP have fair chances of presenting their case

It's about perjury, certificate with different names, getting nomination on 2 political party few days to closing of primaries schedule by INEC, malfunctioning card readers and other cases


Zamfara and Bayelsa was accepted in very good fate and for Unity of Nigeria, let's accept Edo's outcome good or bad for the sake of Unity, Atleast Imo people never complained



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Make nan forget this one o, if the guy has certificate issue as it is said above, I am afraid he may not scale through this hurdles o.

If Obaseki had won the election under the platform of APC, no body will accuse him of forging certificate.

Obaseki would have used his WAEC certificate for the election to avoid all these issues.

I just want to beg PDP that if they lose, they should take it in good faith and not start shouting democracy is in jeopardy or call international countries to their aid.

Because when they won Bayelsa, it was good.

They won Zamfara it was good and democracy took it cause.

Hope on this, democracy will take it cause as well.

NnadyAutos:
If Obaseki had won the election under the platform of APC, no body will accuse him of forging certificate.

Yes they did last time in 2016 but now that he is not with them again. The truth is that Obaseki has certificate problem. He ought to have used his O'level certificate jeje to avoid all these wahala. If this matter get to court the guy will lose his seat. Sure banker.

This same UI alumni did nothing for the four year Obaseki was governor of edo state,
They suddenly found their voice once he won second term!

Oshiomhole no dey tire

Apc ensured he worn the court case .
Now he is not one of them, they want to bring him down
In Orji Uzoh Kalu case, supreme Court can reverse it's decision,so do not be surprise. Under Tanko anything is possible

So Obaseki is a controversial graduate of UI

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What's the business of alumni association with the veracity of someone's certificate.

The University registrar is the one who has all Obaseki's records, not some stupid alumni body..

Great2017:
Noise maker, why hide under a deceitful headline? If really you mean business, kindly append your name.

DSS dey hungry for who dem go catch.
This na Tinubu handwriting

Na here them wan take catch this man

What will it take the current senate or PR officer of U.I to clear the air once and for all. We dey enjoy the movie Sha.

Let's keep watching.

bioemmy:
Na here them wan take catch this man

What will it take the current senate or PR officer of U.I to clear the air once and for all. We dey enjoy the movie Sha.

Let's keep watching.

They have. Look up

In Oshomole's dream

So please quickly help me to wake him up so he can face the reality that Obaseki will govern him and his entire household/ kindred for another 4 years

solmus:



PDP withdrew its case, it never reached Supreme court, same way his High court Perjury case on false affidavit on the name "Obasek" never made supreme court because of "Godfatherism" that helped him then


Oh need I remind you APC Government just nominated fresh Supreme court Justices or how the now have President of the Appeal court to their side

Justice Kekerekun and Odili are now minority

.

Nothing will happen. The APC judges will be taken care of by the same APC who backed Obaseki to disgrace Tinubu and Oshopikin last month.

4words:
I just want to beg PDP that if they lose, they should take it in good faith and not start shouting democracy is in jeopardy or call international countries to their aid.

Because when they won Bayelsa, it was good.

They won Zamfara it was good and democracy took it cause.

Hope on this, democracy will take it cause as well.

Don't be swayed by the Op. Edo no be Lagos. Nothing go happen. Bookmark it.