The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 7 to hear an alleged certificate forgery case against a Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Director, Mrs Odom Anurika Anita.
The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, equally gave the University of Port Harcourt the nod to file processes in the matter.
When the matter was called up, a lawyer, Mr. Jude Ezenwata, announced his appearance for the University.
Ezenwata told the court that he brought a motion to regularise and deem as properly filed, a counter affidavit the University lodged out of time, in opposition to the suit.
The plaintiff, Mr. Njoku Ifeanyichukwu, had approached the court, alleging discrepancies in certificates belonging to the FCDA Director.
Among other things, he prayed the court to compel the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt to produce the admission records, departmental results and, graduation certificate of the defendant.
He further prayed the court to mandate the FCDA to produce the academic records, graduation certificate and the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, discharge certificate upon which the defendant was employed into its establishment.
The FCDA, Uniport and Mrs. Odom were cited as 1st to 3rd defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CD/929/2024.
The plaintiff maintained that the defendants were bound by provisions of the Freedom of Information, FOI, Act, to make available before the court, all the certificates that were requested for.
Meanwhile, trial Justice Nyako ordered the parties to file and exchange the relevant processes before the adjourned date.
