UNN Sued over Peter Obi’s Academic Records
Arabambi says UNN missed the FOI deadline and never issued a lawful refusal, prompting him to seek mandamus for Obi’s academic records.
- Labour Party chieftain Abayomi Arabambi filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the University of Nigeria Nsukka over the alleged refusal to release academic records for Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi.
- Arabambi requested a Certified True Copy of Obi's 1984 Bachelor of Arts degree, certificate No. D000198, on July 16; the university received the request on August 6 but failed to provide documents within the statutory period.
- Seeking compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, the applicant sent a reminder delivered September 1, while lawyer Anderson Asemota argues the institution neglected its statutory duty to respond.
- The court filing requests 19 reliefs, including a mandamus order to compel document production, with Arabambi naming the Vice Chancellor and UNN as the respondents in the motion submitted September 9.
- Court documents released Saturday cite alleged variations in Obi's name across Independent National Electoral Commission filings, forming the basis of the applicant's demand for an audit of the candidate's academic history.
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UNN sued over Peter Obi’s academic records
A chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has dragged the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, to court over the alleged refusal to release details of the academic record of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi. In a suit, Arabambi stated that he had requested a certified true copy, CTC, […] UNN sued over Peter Obi’s academic records
LP chieftain sues UNN over alleged refusal to release Peter Obi’s academic records
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in the court documents made available on Saturday, the applicant, a former factional spokesperson for LP, named the VC and UNN as 1st and 2nd respondents.
LP chieftain sues UNN over alleged refusal to release Obi’s academic records
Arabambi, in a fresh suit, said he had requested a certified true copy (CTC) of Obi’s certificate number D000198 in respect of a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy issued in 1984 in line with the Freedom of Information Act, but the institution turned down his demand.
LP Chieftain Sues UNN Over Peter Obi’s Academic Records
A Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, has sued the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), over the alleged refusal to release details of the academic records of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). In a post on X, Lere Olayinka said Arabambi, a former factional spokesperson of the LP, filed […]
“UNN Failed To Respond To My FoI Request For Peter Obi’s Academic Records” — Arabambi Asks Court To Compel UNN, Seeks 19 Reliefs
A Labour Party chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking orders compelling the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to release certified copies of the academic records relating to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2144/2026, filed on September 9 through his lawyer, Anderson Asemota, […]
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