Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a certificate forgery case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, Kwara State governor.

Inyang Ekwo, the judge, ruled that the suit was an abuse of court process.

"Once a court is satisfied with the proceedings before it that they amount to abuse of process, the court has the right, in fact, duty to invoke its coercive powers to punish the party which is in abuse of its process."

"Such power is often exercisable by a dismissal of the action which constituted the abuse. I, therefore, make an order dismissing this case for being an abuse of process of court", the judge said.

He also held that the court lacked jurisdiction to en...