The Supreme Court had in a landmark judgment last Thursday disqualified the governor-elect less than twenty-four hours to his inauguration on the ground that his deputy presented fake credentials. Erhahon, a former Edo State Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC said in Benin that only mischief makers would blame Oshiomhole for the error in the credentials of a candidate who was screened and cleared for the election. He said that it was never the responsibility of the national chairman to screen candidates for election, adding that in the case of Bayelsa, the screening committee was headed by a distinguished Senator. He said: “After reading the speech of the National Chairman at the inauguration of the screening committee, any rational commentator would sympathise with The National Chairman as a victim of sabotage. “Comrade Oshiomhole proactively warned the committee to be thorough in their screening and avoid any loophole that could lead to a judicial voiding of a hard-earned victory.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 17, 2020 17:26 UTC