Protesters blame INEC over Senator Andy Uba's WAEC certificate

- These are tough times for Senator Andy Uba
- The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District is
enmeshed in a certificate forgery scandal
- A youth group has demanded for his prosecution
The Coalition of Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) has
asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INCE) to retrieve
the certificate of return presented to Senator Andy Uba of Anambra state.
The group made the demand during a protest march to the headquarters of
INEC in Abuja on Wednesday, May 10.
The group accused Senator Uba of of deceit and falsification of his West
Africa Examination Council (WAEC) results which they say was
presented to INEC.
The protesters in front of INEC headquarters Abuja on
Wednesday, May 10...
Addressing journalists during the march, the convener of the protest, Lady
Peace Dimoji called for the intervention of the INEC chairman, Professor
Mahmood Yakub in the case.
Her words: ''We immediately call for an urgent intervention of your
office into this criminal act, not only to save the integrity of the
electoral process in Nigeria, but also to nip in the bud, the new breeding
version of falsification and deceit among politicians representing their
electorate.
''It is our humble and submission that the certificate of return of the
aforementioned individual be immediately withdrawn, and your
recommendations to the Nigeria Police Force for his immediate
prosecution.''
The protesters marching to INEC office singing anti-Uba
songs...
The groups - National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCYY) and the
Coalition of Civil Society Groups said the senator must be suspended and
prosecuted following the certificate forgery allegation against him.
In a statement signed by the president NCYY, Oladimeji Odeyemi, the
groups called on the Nigerian police, the Independent Corrupt Practices
and other Related Offences Commission, Department of State Services
and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to
immediately arrest Uba.
One of the protesters hold a banner calling Senator Uba a
forger