Nigerians on social media have been reacting to the news that the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, did not submit his academic credentials to INEC.
President Buhari
TORI News reported earlier on Friday that 79 political parties have submitted names of their presidential candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections, in a disclosed made by the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, during a press conference in Maitama, Abuja.
Some of the candidates include: President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Obadiah Mailafia of the African Democratic Congress, and former Governor Donald Duke of the Social Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, the various candidates’ credentials were made available to journalists which revealed that Buhari again, failed to attach necessary supporting documents, insisting that they were in the custody of the military.
In the affidavit which he swore to, Buhari said, “I am the above named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military Board as of the time of this affidavit.”
Nigerians and opposition leaders have been reacting to the news that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, did not submit his academic credentials to INEC.
Recall that Buhari’s secondary school certificate controversy made the headlines in 2015, and Buhari has again, not made it available in 2019, insisting his credentials are still with the military.
Many Nigerians have taken to their social media to react and raise concerns about why President Buhari, as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, cannot ask the military to present the certificates or make copies for him.
While reacting to the trending issue, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, via his Twitter handle @officialKolaO wrote: “Integrity demands that you write to military authorities asking them to forward your credentials to INEC. Even @MBuhari followers are not prepared to accept NEPA Bill for WAEC in 2019. So, Mr President, Wey your certificate?”
The former media aide to past President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, wrote: “@MBuhari again tells @INECNigeria his certificate are with the army. Who controls the army as Commander-in-Chief? Is it not Buhari? We‘ve seen the evidence of certificateless leadership. We won’t accept that excuse. Retweet to insist Buhari produces his certificate #RenosDarts”
A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, in his reaction wrote: “Once again Buhari has refused to submit his WAEC certificate to INEC. Once again he says that it is with the military authorities. Even though he has been Commander in Chief for the last few years he has been unable to retrieve them. May God save Nigeria from this man.”
Political commentator and analyst, Oluyemi Fasipe, @YemieFASH wrote;“Buhari did not tender any academic record to become President, INEC conspired with APC to install a WAEC-LESS President. The whole world must see this, don’t stop retweeting.
More reactions of other Nigerians includes; @AyeeshaMusa1: "How did we get here Nigeria? How did we get this point where @MBuhari was elected @NGRPresident without a WAEC result, in a country (whose) total population’s literacy level is at 59.6% (male: 69.2%, female: 49.7% as at January 20, 2018)? How did we get here Nigeria(?)”
@AbangMercy: "So Buhari hasn’t been to any other school since he left the military? Why are we still looking for this? See, this is beyond me frankly & INEC allows this? If we haven’t found his certificate what should be done? Why does he keep telling the world his docs are with the military?
“No one will offer me a job if I keep telling them my certificate is with my first employer – it is not only silly but shows I have none and I haven’t made any efforts to get new documents or developed academically- this man is President and he still can’t find his certificate?"
“We are allowing bad behaviour exhibited by the President and he’s allowed to take a walk while we keep hold others to a much higher expectations – Kemi Adeosun was thrown out over NYSC and your President has been presiding over Nigeria without any certificate but NEPA bill?”
@adeyanjudeji: "Our president does not have ordinary WAEC certificate in 2018. Even as President & C-in-C, he says he can’t retrieve his so-called certificate from the military. Does he think we are all fools? Things can’t just continue like this.”
@AsiwajuOladimej: "Last two year(s), around October, I was asked to submit my ORIGINAL certificate not even notification of result by my commission if not, my salary would be stopped. I went back to UNAD, paid 30k to get it. The President should go and get his WAEC certificate. F*ck excuse.”
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