IN RESPONSE TO OBASEKI'S FORGERY CASE, AND SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT
January 7, 2021 | News
I believe there is need for me to reiterate the fact that I am not a member of any political party, neither am I affiliated to any political party in Nigeria. And I strongly doubt if I will ever belong to any political party. So, let's get that straight.
IN RESPONSE TO OBASEKI'S FORGERY CASE, AND SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT
I believe there is need for me to reiterate the fact that I am not a member of any political party, neither am I affiliated to any political party in Nigeria. And I strongly doubt if I will ever belong to any political party. So, let's get that straight.
Still on the subject matter, firstly, Obaseki was accused of not having a credit pass in English language in one or two sittings. And secondly, it was said that he had just Three Credit passes without English. But bear in mind that he read Arts as a course. And for one to be admitted to read any Arts courses in the past, and, even now in Nigerian universities, one must have a credit pass in the English Language, which Obaseki doesn't have.
Up till now, nothing has been put forward by him to establish that he met the complete criteria to have been admitted to read any of the courses in UI. Also, I should have expected Obaseki and the UI authorities to re-tender the complete Degree certificate document, as well as his entry qualification details which they used to have admitted him into UI. That will end all the noise about Obaseki's eligibility to contest as Governor of Edo State.
This would not be the first time that I would have criticized politicians when they must have goofed. I criticize President Muhammadu Buhari more than any politician in Delta and Edo States. The simple fact is that Obaseki and the said Deputy Registrar has goofed. It is a shame for all of us because it will further dent Nigeria image, and the respected reputation of UI as Nigeria's premier university. Those still in doubt, should create time to read through this falsehood and reports by the supposed Deputy Registrar, Legal, Mr. Abayomi Ajayi, of the premier University.
As said by a friend, a man as enlightened as Obaseki and his informal Aide made a photocopy of his certificate without the date and signatures. What kind of mistake is that? That is, if it was even a mistake in the first place. Obaseki and his Aide should understand that a document without date or signatures is valueless. What prevented him from showing his original certificate with date and signatures on it when this case was instituted against him?
The usual certificate of Degrees are just the normal size of any Degree certificate. It doesn't make sense for a Deputy Registrar of a University to defend a document he terms as incomplete, as a legal document. What stopped the Registrar from tendering Obaseki's complete Degree certificate in their records to the court?
All of these tells you that the country is debauched with criminals in public offices. They can be bribed with money to fool themselves, even before a court, without being troubled if their integrity is stained along the line. It is obvious even to a person with poor judgement that the controversy surrounding the Obaseki's certificate forgery case has a lot of loopholes and questions.
Zik Gbemre.
January 7, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
I believe there is need for me to reiterate the fact that I am not a member of any political party, neither am I affiliated to any political party in Nigeria. And I strongly doubt if I will ever belong to any political party. So, let's get that straight.
Still on the subject matter, firstly, Obaseki was accused of not having a credit pass in English language in one or two sittings. And secondly, it was said that he had just Three Credit passes without English. But bear in mind that he read Arts as a course. And for one to be admitted to read any Arts courses in the past, and, even now in Nigerian universities, one must have a credit pass in the English Language, which Obaseki doesn't have.
Up till now, nothing has been put forward by him to establish that he met the complete criteria to have been admitted to read any of the courses in UI. Also, I should have expected Obaseki and the UI authorities to re-tender the complete Degree certificate document, as well as his entry qualification details which they used to have admitted him into UI. That will end all the noise about Obaseki's eligibility to contest as Governor of Edo State.
This would not be the first time that I would have criticized politicians when they must have goofed. I criticize President Muhammadu Buhari more than any politician in Delta and Edo States. The simple fact is that Obaseki and the said Deputy Registrar has goofed. It is a shame for all of us because it will further dent Nigeria image, and the respected reputation of UI as Nigeria's premier university. Those still in doubt, should create time to read through this falsehood and reports by the supposed Deputy Registrar, Legal, Mr. Abayomi Ajayi, of the premier University.
As said by a friend, a man as enlightened as Obaseki and his informal Aide made a photocopy of his certificate without the date and signatures. What kind of mistake is that? That is, if it was even a mistake in the first place. Obaseki and his Aide should understand that a document without date or signatures is valueless. What prevented him from showing his original certificate with date and signatures on it when this case was instituted against him?
The usual certificate of Degrees are just the normal size of any Degree certificate. It doesn't make sense for a Deputy Registrar of a University to defend a document he terms as incomplete, as a legal document. What stopped the Registrar from tendering Obaseki's complete Degree certificate in their records to the court?
All of these tells you that the country is debauched with criminals in public offices. They can be bribed with money to fool themselves, even before a court, without being troubled if their integrity is stained along the line. It is obvious even to a person with poor judgement that the controversy surrounding the Obaseki's certificate forgery case has a lot of loopholes and questions.
Zik Gbemre.
January 7, 2021
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes