2027: LP Chieftain Sues WAEC, UNN and NYSC Over Peter Obi’s Credentials

A chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has filed three separate suits before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking access to records relating to the academic and service credentials of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress.

The suits target the West African Examinations Council, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the National Youth Service Corps.

Arabambi is seeking orders of mandamus compelling the institutions to release official records connected to certificates reportedly issued to Obi. The applications were filed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

The suit against WAEC is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2064/2026, while the action against NYSC is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2063/2026. Both were reportedly filed on September 1, 2026. The case against UNN, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2144/2026, was filed on September 9, 2026.

Through his legal team led by Anderson Asemota, Arabambi said he was not asking the court to determine whether the credentials Obi submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission were genuine or forged.

Instead, he said he wanted access to the institutions’ official records from which the status and particulars of the certificates could be established.

In the case against WAEC, Arabambi is asking the court to compel the examination council to provide a Certified True Copy of WAEC Certificate No. SC042560, reportedly issued in June 1978 to Obi Gregory Onwubuase.

He is also seeking access to UNN’s certificate register, academic records, graduation records, Senate or degree-award records, and other relevant documents connected to Certificate No. D000198, where such records exist.

In the suit against NYSC, Arabambi wants access to official records relating to NYSC Certificate No. 203495, reportedly issued on May 1, 1986, to Obi Gregory Peter-Onwubuase. He is also seeking any document or record on which the certificate was based or issued.

Arabambi told the court that he had separately written to the three institutions requesting the information. He alleged that the requests were not acted upon and that the institutions did not provide explanations for withholding the records.

According to him, the information is in the public interest and relates to transparency and accountability concerning individuals seeking public office.

The suits do not, by themselves, establish that Obi’s credentials are fraudulent or invalid. They concern the plaintiff’s request for access to official records.

As of the time of reporting, no date had been fixed for the hearing of the cases.