NECO breaks silence on Ifeanyi Ubah's certificate saga, releases full result details, others

It's no longer news that Abuja High Court in Kubwa, presided over by Justice Bello Kawu dated 11th day of April 2019 marked as suit No: CV/3044/18, purportedly annulled the Senatorial ticket of Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of Anambra South based on the grounds that he presented a forged NECO certificate to INEC prior to the 2019 general elections.


The unfortunate judgment came as a surprise to many Nigerians including the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria(HURIWA).

Recall that HURIWA recently wrote to NECO as part of their investigation to authenticate the result of Senator Ubah which one Mr. Obinna Uzoh claimed as forged.

In a letter with the particulars as follows: NECO/R/LGS/20/003, dated 23rd January 2020 and addressed to HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA), led by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, the examination body released Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah's result details and cleared the air about Statement of Results and NECO Certificate.

Below is the letter as obtained by CFR Magazine.

“I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter on the above subject matter dated 19th January, 2020 and to reply as stated infra.”

“We hereby authenticate that the facts as stated in the statement of result of a June/July 2003 (Appendix 1 of your letter) bearing the following details are correct.”

CANDIDATE NAME: UBAH IFEANYI PATRICK
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 31474672FC
EXAM YEAR: 2003
EXAM TYPE: SSCE INT.
CENTRE NUMBER: 020020
CENTRE NAME: CARDOSO HIGH SCHOOL, AJEROMI/IFELODUN

S/N SUBJECT GRADE REMARK

1. English Language C6 CREDIT
2. Mathematics C6 CREDIT
3. Biology F9 FAIL
4. Government C6 CREDIT
5. Economics C5 CREDIT
6. Literature in English C5 CREDIT
7. Commerce C5 CREDIT
8. Christian Religious Studies C6 CREDIT


Number of subjects recorded: 8(Eight) including the failed subject (Biology).

Equally, we also authenticate that the facts contained in the certificate issued to you in respect of the aforementioned examination (Appendix 2 of your letter) as reproduced below are also correct:

CANDIDATE NO: 31474672FC
CANDIDATE NAME: UBAH IFEANYI PATRICK
EXAM YEAR: 2003
EXAM TYPE: SSCE INT.
CENTRE NUMBER: 020020
CENTRE NAME: CARDOSO HIGH SCHOOL, AJEROMI/IFELODUN
CERTIFICATE SERIAL NO.: 303865920

Subject Grade Interpretation

English Language C6 Credit
Mathematics C6 Credit
Christian Religious Studies C6 Credit
Commerce C5 Credit
Economics C5 Credit
Government C6 Credit
Literature in English C5 Credit

Number of subjects recorded: 7(Seven) excluding the failed subject (Biology).

“From the foregoing data, what appeared as a ‘discrepancy’ between the two set of data is the non-recording of Biology with F9(FAIL) in the certificate. This is easily explained by stating that the conventional and obtainable practice among examination bodies is that failed subjects are not recorded in the certificate, although they remain in the examination bodies’ database and continue to appear in both the statement of result(s) and confirmation of result(s) usually sent to educational institutions. In simple language, examination bodies do not issue certificate(s) for failed subject(s).

“In all we state with every sense of duty and responsibility that both the statement of result and the certificate (Appendix 1 and 2 of your letter respectively) are genuine. They both emanated from the council and correspond with the records in our database.


“Please find attached the certified true copies of the following:

1. Online (Internet) copy of the Statement of Result (which usually and still contains the failed subject: Biology in this case).

2. Confirmation of Result (which usually and still contains the failed subject: Biology in this case);

3. Broad sheet page showing the candidate’s details among other candidates (which usually and still contains the failed subject: Biology in this case); and

4. The original Certificate (which usually and does not contain the failed subject: Biology in this case).

“Sir, kindly accept the assurances of the esteemed regards of the Registrar/Chief Executive. Signed by Comfort L. Kolo, Esq. (HOD, Legal & Board Affairs) for Registrar/Chief Executive.”

Going by the above letter by the examination body, it is therefore very sad and disgusting for the court to rely only on the affidavits tendered by the plaintiffs without proper investigation before delivering her judgment.

It is Senator Ifeanyi Ubah today, if Nigerians fail to condemn this miscarriage of justice, these enemies of democracy would move over to their next victim. God forbid!