Onaiyekan:You Don’t Have to Resort to Forgery – Sam Amadi Berates APC

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from circulating forged documents amid controversy over a fake statement allegedly issued by a Catholic youth body.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Amadi argued that the ruling party could defend its positions without resorting to forgery.

“Is it not possible for APC to stop forgery? You can make a powerful counter argument without resorting to forgery. Forgery is not good. Please stop,” he wrote.

His remarks followed a disclaimer by the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON), which distanced itself from a document titled “Our Faith Must Rise Above Partisan Politics” circulating online.

CYON clarified that the purported “Catholic Youth Association of Nigeria (CYAN)” named in the document does not exist. In a statement signed by its National President, Gosife Kizito Eze, National Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Maurice Mbeke, and National Secretary, Francisca A. Adesokan, the organisation described the publication as “false, fraudulent and unauthorised.”

The group urged Nigerians to disregard the document, warning that it was a deliberate act of impersonation aimed at misleading the public and Catholic faithful. CYON also said it reserved the right to pursue legal action against those responsible.

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