President Goodluck Jonathan
has rejected explanations by
the presidential candidate of
the All Progressives Congress,
APC, over concerns about his
qualification.
The PDP accuses Mr. Buhari
of not having requisite
secondary school certificate or
its equivalent to bid for
president.
Speaking to journalists on
Sunday, Mr. Buhari expressed
surprise at the growing
concern by the Mr. Jonathan’s
Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, on the matter, saying he
was qualified the three times
he contested to be president.
“I have contested three times
under the same rules set by
INEC (Independent National
Electoral Commission) where
there is a basic educational
qualification you must have.”
The former military ruler was
quoted by Punch newspaper
as saying.
“I was allowed to contest all
these elections because my
certificate was in order and
there were individuals that
wrote to the United States
War College and the college
answered them and they were
published in the newspapers.”
He continued: “So, I really
don’t understand this
desperation or
misinformation that is being
passed around. They will do
nobody any good because our
minds are being taken away
from the serious issues of
corruption and incompetence
by the PDP.”
But in statement by his
campaign group Monday, Mr.
Jonathan said that Mr. Buhari
was allowed thrice to contest
elections does not imply he
was qualified.
Read the statement signed by
Femi Fani-Kayode, head of
Media of Mr. Jonathan’s
campaign organization.
It is disingenuous for Buhari
to say that he contested
previous elections and that the issue of his
qualifications did not arise. Had INEC not
complied with the Electoral Act this year,
which requires that they paste the
academic credentials of all the
Presidential candidates, Nigerians would
have remained ignorant of the fact that
Buhari has probably been submitting
affidavits for the past elections.
The fact that he got away with it in 2003,
2007 and 2011 does not make it right. The
minimum that Nigerians require from
Buhari is the presentation of his
secondary school certificate which enabled
him to gain admission into the Nigerian
Military College in 1962 and on which
basis he became a commissioned officer of
the Nigerian Army.
This forms the fulcrum for the subsequent
courses that he attended as he rose in the
Army, including the U.S. War College.
Failure to produce that school certificate
implies that Buhari’s entire career in the
Army was based on falsehood which
cannot stand. This brings to question the
admission system/policy into the Army in
the early 1960s.
Were the rules bent for certain individuals
in fulfilment of the quota system? Anyone
that reads General Alabi Isama’s book
which was published last year will know
that this was the case. In fact, Alabi Isama
went as far as to allege that some
Nigerians were admitted into the military
academy without the necessary
qualifications like school certificate.
We believe that Buhari was one of those
people and this is why he is unable to
produce his certificate. The truth is that
he was never qualified for entry into the
Military Academy in the first place and
consequently he should never have
become a commissioned officer let alone a
man that rose to the rank of General. At
best he ought to have remained a non-
commissioned officer.
As long as he cannot produce that
secondary school certificate, we believe
that he is not qualified to run for the
Presidency of Nigeria. This is a matter of
law and not sentiment. Buhari, just like
any other Nigerian, must be compelled to
abide by the law and he must prove his
eligibility for the Presidential election by
simply producing his secondary school
certificate.

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The truth is that he was never qualified for entry into the Military Academy in the first place and consequently he should never have become a commissioned officer let alone a man that rose to the rank of General. At best he ought to have remained a non-commissioned officer. As long as he cannot produce that secondary school certificate, we believe that he is not qualified to run for the Presidency of Nigeria. This is a matter of law and not sentiment.

The is hitting the nail on the head; the heart of the matter!

Buhari is running foul of the law because he believe he has the backings of almajiris (like himself) who are ready to unleash mayhem should he be disqualified. It is best he honorably withdraws from the race, to allow those more eminently qualified to enjoy the fruit of their labour.

It's become glaring that indeed Buhari is an unlettered bigot; a bloody semi-illiterate! Buhari has longed reaped where he did not sow; this impunity should stop! Enough is enough!!

Buhari should bow out of the race or #Buharishowyourcertificate

Buhari must produce his certificate!

Otherwise he stands disqualified!

PointB:


The is hitting the nail on the head; the heart of the matter!

Buhari is running foul of the law because he believe he has the backings of almajiris (like himself) who are ready to unleash mayhem should he be disqualified. It is best he honorably withdraws from the race, to allow those more eminently qualified to enjoy the fruit of their labour.

It's become glaring that indeed Buhari is an unlettered bigot; a bloody semi-illiterate! Buhari has longed reaped where he did not sow; this impunity should stop! Enough is enough!!

Buhari should bow out of the race or #Buharishowyourcertificate

Deep in you heart, you felt this was the truth or what you wished it's the truth?
Two or three weeks left, you people are still drunk on a well outdated news. It must be clear by now that this guy is not going anywhere, no one is disqualifying him. You might as well do your utmost in helping your choicest candidate through other means, instead of continuing taking medication for a long gone ill health.

The nonetity should produce his cert. Period

It is not up to Jonathan mumu president! Someone tell this gay of a president!

We the people are satisfied with Buhari's credentials and we will out the tomfoolery non-Ph. D pretentious bastardo president back to his non-entity job in his village soonest!

Nonsense talk from a senseless president. Is it possible for somebody to rise to the rank of a general without necessary qualifications infact the military is so disciplined that you cannot just do anyhow. Buhari & osinbajo given them heartache since 1900.

Hmmmmm.

I also demand that Jonathan should show us a document certifying his common sense before I can support him

Dammy68:
Nonsense talk from a senseless president. Is it possible for somebody to rise to the rank of a general without necessary qualifications infact the military is so disciplined that you cannot just do anyhow. Buhari & osinbajo given them heartache since 1900.

That's not the issue. The fact that you've been escaping punishment for your previous crimes doesn't give you right to continue it. It's a fact that he didn't complete his secondary education before he enter military with affidavits powered by Quarter system which is not constitutional. He who seek justice must come with clean hands.