According to reports, Okowa included information regarding the missing certificate in his filings for eligibility in the run for the elections in 2023.

He said in an affidavit to that effect that he enrolled and sat for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) West African School Certificate (WASC) examinations in the year 1974.

He noted in the affidavit that the original certificate had been issued but could no longer be found.

The affidavit of loss of the original certificate was obtained on October 3, 2006, from the High Court of Justice, Delta State, in the Asaba Judicial Division.

The Delta State Governor allegedly stated in the affidavit, according to Tribune, “That I personally enrolled and sat for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) West African School Certificate (WASC) examinations in the year 1974 at Edo College, Benin City, in what is now Edo state.

” That I passed the mentioned exams and as a result was given the mentioned certificate. That the original of the said certificate issued to me is now missing, lost, and cannot be found.

” That I make this oath for the records and do so knowing and believing the same to be true and in accordance with the Oaths Law of the Bendel State as applicable to Delta state,” he added.