The governor reacted to the Tribunal’s ruling that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Adegboyega Oyetola, the APC’s candidate in the July 16, 2022 governorship election, had established a case of forgery against Adeleke in a statement through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday.
The governor, however, refuted the assertion and claimed that the fault was on the part of the institution.
“We seek to clarify a very sinister component of the Kangaroo judgement on Osun Governorship election. Governor Ademola Adeleke did not forge any certificate or testimonial,” the statement reads in part.
“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.”
Rasheed asserts that it is important for the public to be aware that the governor did not fake either this testimonial or any certificates.
The claim is an effort to harm Adeleke’s reputation, the spokesman continued….
“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.
