A lawsuit of alleged certificate forgery filed against Konbowei Friday Benson, a senatorial candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.
The Apex Court ruled that because certificate forgery is a criminal charge, it must be established beyond a reasonable doubt before legal action is taken.
Another senatorial candidate from the same party, Senator Moses Cleopas, had requested that Konbowei Friday Benson be disqualified from the contest on the grounds that he had displayed a fake secondary school diploma that was reportedly issued by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
