The Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Media Front has described the litigation instituted by the Action Peoples Party (APP) against the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Bola Oyebamiji, challenging the credentials he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as unfounded and politically motivated.
New Telegraph reports that APP had, in the case filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, challenged Oyebamiji’s eligibility to contest the governorship poll, alleging that he submitted fake certificates to INEC.
AMBO Media Fronts, while reacting in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Adebayo Adedeji, and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, alerted the people of Osun on what it described as a desperate plot by the Osun State Government to orchestrate the disqualification of the APC gubernatorial candidate on the basis of frivolous allegations.
According to the group, “the so-called lawsuit does not even question the academic credentials of AMBO, after they unsuccessfully combed through the certificates of the APC candidate in search of faults.
Instead, it hinges on the claim that Oyebamiji submitted an appointment letter as MD/CEO of NIWA bearing his Muslim name, Munirudeen—a name they allege does not appear on his other credentials. This is nothing but a ridiculous and frivolous suit
“The fact of the matter is that Governor Adeleke has possibly seen the handwriting of electoral loss on the wall, hence the panic mode activated by his bumbling government.
“Across the state, independent surveys, opinion polls and direct feedback from citizens consistently affirm that AMBO is the preferred choice—widely regarded as the candidate best positioned to deliver competent, transparent, and forward-looking governance. They have rejected Adeleke, citing his administration’s poor performance over the past three years.
For instance, the state reportedly spent a mere N7 billion on agriculture and food security in three years, while an outrageous N92 billion was expended on sustaining the governor’s “stomach infrastructure.”
“Having realised that they have got no scorecard to campaign with, they are now desperate to reduce AMBO to their miserable level of “Oluwole and Penn Foster” academic scandal which has defined Adeleke in the last 8 years”.
“Recall that the Nigerian Police had on October 31, 2019, arraigned Senator Ademola Adeleke on a four-count charge alongside Sikiru Adeleke, his brother, Aregbesola Mufutau, principal of the school, Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo, the registrar, and Dare Olutope, a teacher. This case is not the same as an alleged testimonial forgery at Èdè Muslim High School involving the same Senator Adeleke.
“Adeleke and his brother were accused of impersonation, both registering as students of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Ojo-Aro, Osun state, to enable them to sit for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination of June/July 2017, while the other defendants were accused of aiding the commission of the alleged offence”.
Adeleke did not return to Nigeria until September 2021 to contest the 2022 governorship election. Strangely, on his return, Adeleke beat his way around the judicial system.
“Rather than facing the trial, he chose to flaunt a controversial degree from a backend-5-bedroom-flat college in Atlanta, which he reportedly obtained in 28 days as opposed to the traditional 3-4 year duration.
“But the fact remains that Adeleke did not stand trial for the criminal offence of examination malpractice levelled against him. The criminal case is still hanging on his neck. And in due course, he will answer for all the charges against him regarding his academic credentials.
The group, therefore, urged the public to disregard what it described as a distraction and remain focused on the issues that matter: credible leadership, integrity and the future of Osun State.
