Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has denied accusations that he falsified his certificate in light of a decision by the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that declared his election invalid.
In a statement released on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke insisted that his school made a mistake rather than him forging the certificate.
His dismissal results from the Tribunal’s finding that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Adegboyega Oyetola, the party’s candidate in the governorship election on July 16, 2022, had established a case of forgery against Adeleke.
The governor, however, refuted the assertion and claimed that the fault was on the part of the institution.
The statement reads partly, “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 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 the statement, 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.