EXCLUSIVE: WAEC Denies Prof. Gregory Ibe’s Certificate As He Faces Fresh Legal Hurdles [SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS]

The dream of a Chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Abia state, Prof. Gregory Ibe to lead Abia may still be tall as the West African Examination Council, WAEC says it does not have his certificate which he had submitted to INEC as part of his academic qualifications.

This comes as one Prince Uchechukwu Adiele institutes a legal action against Prof. Ibe before a chief magistrate court in Aba, Abia State.

In an affidavit obtained by ABN TV and deposed to by one Mrs. Charles-Ekenma Chioma Ugoeze, the head of administration of West African Examination Council, WAEC Owerri zone, Imo state the council said it could not verify whether a candidate bearing the name Ibe Gregory sat the 1992 November/December School Certificate Examination as such name was not found in its record.

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It says rather the name that matched with the examination number 04834360 which Prof. Ibe parades is Ibe Joseph and not Ibe Gregory.

The court had mandated WAEC to produce the certified true copy of Prof. Gregory Ibe’s academic record as a witness.

The affidavit reads in part, “That candidate 04834360 according to the Council’s records belong to one IBE JOSEPH.

“That the West African Examination Council does not produce or custody duplicate copies of Notification of Results or certificates and is unable to provide any.

“That the physical entry forms for 1992 WASSCE examinations have been disposed of but the entry details for candidate 04834360 for the 1992 Nov./Dec. school certificate examination are as captured and attached herewith as Exhibit WA1.

“That the West African Examination Council certifies that the Candidate on its records is IBE JOSEPH with the entry details as attached.

“That the West African Examination Council states that by its records the Candidate with Examination Number 04834360 bears the name, IBE JOSEPH and not IBE GREGORY and that both names are not attached to the same Candidate’s examination number.

“That this Statement on Oath is made in compliance with the Order of this Honourable Court.

“That I verily believe the above stated facts to be true to the best of my knowledge as found in the West African Examination Council’s records”.

A 1992 true copy of the original certificate with the number 04834360 bore the name Ibe Joseph.

It was certified on Dec. 5, 2022 by one Akinola Omole, the Deputy Registrar, private candidates’ examination department.

This may lay to rest the controversy surrounding the founder Gregory University founder’s academic record.

His victory as the governorship candidate of APGA is currently being contested as an Abuja Federal High Court earlier voided the primary election that produced him and directed a fresh primary within 14 days.

He has however appealed the judgement.

More details later…..