Ogun tribunal: WAEC testifies, says no duplicates of certificates kept

<p>The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday appeared before the Ogun State election petition tribunal.</p>, <p>The examination council had been subpoenaed by the tribunal to produce a duplicate of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s WAEC certificate.</p>, <p>An official of the examination body, Olufemi Olaleye, appeared before the tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.</p>, <p>The WAEC official was not sworn to oath nor was he allowed to enter the witness box as he said, “the requested certificate is not here with me.”</p>, <p>However, Olaleye was allowed to tender in evidence, a copy of the subpoena issued to the commission, upon which he was at the tribunal.</p>, <p>Olaleye told the tribunal he did not bring the requested certificate “because the council does not keep duplicates of collected WAEC certificates.”</p>, <p>He stated that to confirm whether or not somebody partook in the council’s examination, “the original certificate given to the candidate will be forwarded to WAEC” for verification.</p>, <p>Olaleye was discharged immediately he was recorded as having testified before the tribunal as PW73.</p>, <p>When he was contacted outside the courtroom to give further explanations on why WAEC did not produce the requested certificate, Olaleye tersely replied: “My lips are sealed.”</p>