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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by dekress1(m): 7:47pm On Jan 11, 2015
i cant seem to see any united state logo on the cover paper
attached to d doc...am i missing something here.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Doyin2(m): 7:47pm On Jan 11, 2015
chukwudi44:


Ode you can one have a higher qualifications with out having the pre-requisite?

You must be a fool.A man that graduated from a secondary school,does not have a minimum education of up to school cert? grin

Without conceding that Buhari does not have a school cert,getting educated up to school cert level is different from having the certificate.The intention of the constitution is the minimum education and not the minimum qualification or certification.

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by LouisVanGaal(m): 7:51pm On Jan 11, 2015
Forwetinnah:


So?? Why didn't he enroll for WAEC like his mates after his military regime? Inec wants WAEC, thats what the law states...FULL STOP!! The fact that he got into the military before WAEC was established is enough to send him to an Old People's home. You lot are just making excuses for him
INEC said waec or it's equivalent! Go and confirm...cheesycheesy

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Justicealh3(m): 7:53pm On Jan 11, 2015
General MB. Just carry go, dnt look those who are againts u, especialy pdp. Infact i dnt trust IBB of niger state.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by OLADD: 7:54pm On Jan 11, 2015
Heffalump:


My friend , leave all these APC propagandists. Buhari may not have looted as a military Head of state in the 80's 'cause he only stayed for one year and he was dethroned by a successful coup led by IBB. Every military junta is a "junta".

Tell me the credibility of a man who is hunted by the following past:

1. Never believes in the victory of his opponent in any elections.
2. Losses election and the next thing is to cause chaos thru his brigand followers.
3. very biased in his religious believes.
4. Thinks that he must rule Nigeria (Any secretes in his mind?)
5. That military rule will be the same as civilian rule, so he can dictate?.
6. Never teams with any democratic government to seek positive change.
7. Remains an enemy of governments and always in opposition.
8. Can't see any good or positive sides of any past government.
9. Never sees any wrong by the insurgents (Boko Haram) and criticizes the government for taking drastic military steps.
10. Supports Boko Haram, if not openly, but by vehemently opposing the efforts of government in checkmating their menace. Never comes out
to challenge BH activities except when he realized that he was been trailed (in one occasion only).
11. Every Nigerian knows BH intensified their killing when GMB lost in the election of 2011.

No body expects Good Luck J. to be a perfect president except you must have come from planet Mars. There must be one or two stains that obviously can be corrected. But, GMB Can never lead Nigeria! The God of Nigeria is watching with interest, how things are unfolding. All these internet RATS hired by APC will soon cover their faces with shame when their godfather losses the battle again for the record, four (4) times. This will surely appear in Guinness book of Records!!



NIGERIANS BE WISE, SHINE YOUR EYES AND VISIT THE HISTORY BOOKS ONCE MORE!!!







Thoughtful. I just can't preempt the faith of this country if a personality like Buhari becomes the CIC. Everything about him radiates evil. May God be with us.

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by thaoriginator: 7:54pm On Jan 11, 2015
lagdmark:
Buhari can quickly register on partime and take his WASC olevel exams, he has till 2019 to present his valid certificate. meanwhile, let him step down NOW!.
This is 2015 the era school certificates are documents or seal certifying the authenticity of education , we are not in 1986.
This is the reason Tinubu got disappointed with buhari since the certificate saga, and has not been on air recently.
Bro I dey feel your pain.. Sorry you hear..

















Mumu boy!
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Doyin2(m): 7:55pm On Jan 11, 2015
MissMeiya:
I will allow for the possibility that some people are unfamiliar with the differences in educational terms between the US and Nigeria. Because some of these responses are making it clear that there is confusion.

In the United States:

PRIMARY
Preschool
Elementary school (Grades K through 5 or 6)
Middle school (Grades 6 through 8 )
or
Junior high school (Grades 7 through 8 )

SECONDARY
High school (Grades 9 through 12)

TERTIARY
Technical or trade school (certificate, standardization varies)
Community college (2 year associate degree)
College (4 year bachelor's degree)

POST GRADUATE
master's degree
doctorate degree
law degree


Why am I explaining this? Because in Nigeria, I understand that "college" is a term for a secondary school. In the US, every tertiary institution is a "college". A "university" is a collection of colleges.

According to this letter (which includes a contact name, phone number, and address--not the usual "unnamed source", thanks Sahara for demonstrating professional journalism), Buhari received a degree from one of the only three military institutions of the United States, along with such prestigious men as our former president, Ulysses S. Grant.

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by OLADD: 7:55pm On Jan 11, 2015
Heffalump:


My friend , leave all these APC propagandists. Buhari may not have looted as a military Head of state in the 80's 'cause he only stayed for one year and he was dethroned by a successful coup led by IBB. Every military junta is a "junta".

Tell me the credibility of a man who is hunted by the following past:

1. Never believes in the victory of his opponent in any elections.
2. Losses election and the next thing is to cause chaos thru his brigand followers.
3. very biased in his religious believes.
4. Thinks that he must rule Nigeria (Any secretes in his mind?)
5. That military rule will be the same as civilian rule, so he can dictate?.
6. Never teams with any democratic government to seek positive change.
7. Remains an enemy of governments and always in opposition.
8. Can't see any good or positive sides of any past government.
9. Never sees any wrong by the insurgents (Boko Haram) and criticizes the government for taking drastic military steps.
10. Supports Boko Haram, if not openly, but by vehemently opposing the efforts of government in checkmating their menace. Never comes out
to challenge BH activities except when he realized that he was been trailed (in one occasion only).
11. Every Nigerian knows BH intensified their killing when GMB lost in the election of 2011.

No body expects Good Luck J. to be a perfect president except you must have come from planet Mars. There must be one or two stains that obviously can be corrected. But, GMB Can never lead Nigeria! The God of Nigeria is watching with interest, how things are unfolding. All these internet RATS hired by APC will soon cover their faces with shame when their godfather losses the battle again for the record, four (4) times. This will surely appear in Guinness book of Records!!



NIGERIANS BE WISE, SHINE YOUR EYES AND VISIT THE HISTORY BOOKS ONCE MORE!!!





Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by OLADD: 7:57pm On Jan 11, 2015
Heffalump:


My friend , leave all these APC propagandists. Buhari may not have looted as a military Head of state in the 80's 'cause he only stayed for one year and he was dethroned by a successful coup led by IBB. Every military junta is a "junta".

Tell me the credibility of a man who is hunted by the following past:

1. Never believes in the victory of his opponent in any elections.
2. Losses election and the next thing is to cause chaos thru his brigand followers.
3. very biased in his religious believes.
4. Thinks that he must rule Nigeria (Any secretes in his mind?)
5. That military rule will be the same as civilian rule, so he can dictate?.
6. Never teams with any democratic government to seek positive change.
7. Remains an enemy of governments and always in opposition.
8. Can't see any good or positive sides of any past government.
9. Never sees any wrong by the insurgents (Boko Haram) and criticizes the government for taking drastic military steps.
10. Supports Boko Haram, if not openly, but by vehemently opposing the efforts of government in checkmating their menace. Never comes out
to challenge BH activities except when he realized that he was been trailed (in one occasion only).
11. Every Nigerian knows BH intensified their killing when GMB lost in the election of 2011.

No body expects Good Luck J. to be a perfect president except you must have come from planet Mars. There must be one or two stains that obviously can be corrected. But, GMB Can never lead Nigeria! The God of Nigeria is watching with interest, how things are unfolding. All these internet RATS hired by APC will soon cover their faces with shame when their godfather losses the battle again for the record, four (4) times. This will surely appear in Guinness book of Records!!



NIGERIANS BE WISE, SHINE YOUR EYES AND VISIT THE HISTORY BOOKS ONCE MORE!!!







Thoughtful. I just can't preempt the faith of this country if a personality like Buhari becomes the CIC. Everything about him radiates evil. May God be with us.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by cassysmallz(m): 8:13pm On Jan 11, 2015
Vicotex:
see this mumu o.
I'm in my 2ND year in NDA

Your statement makes you even dumber idiot man....whats my business if ur in ur 2nd year in NDA, i dont effin care man....dem show u link to news you still dey ask for certificate, u sure is a dumber, boy.

School wey we don leave more than 8 years ago na im u dey use brag for here, my brother go and read further and strategize how u go take pass tamal 2 for this cold zaria weather and make u finish con go NE.....smiley

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by ojosam29: 8:17pm On Jan 11, 2015
This time around d dog will pursue d hunter and donkey will ride d rider
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by munex007(m): 8:21pm On Jan 11, 2015
PhockPhockMan:
Computer work Things.
NEXT TOPIC ABEG.

Goofball you are suffering from Mental Poverty..

That's not a computer edit..A fact finding Nigerian emailed the Insititution requesting if GMB trully attended the college and a confirmation was sent by the PR team..

The address is there you can also do the same if you really want to know the truth buh my guess is you won't because you have been so entrenched in falsehood

A book about General Early child hood was written by one Rosaline Odeh the then Head of Research and Documentation Section, Federal Department of Information in May 1984.

At the age of six, the book says, General Buhari was enrolled at the Daura Central Primary School,He was to finish primary education in 1955 at Kankia Primary School.

In 1956, he proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina...

The Main problem with these PDP is they lack the intellectual capacity to research for the truth they are far from truth and so entrenched in Falsehood..

It disheartening that people will stoop so low just to score cheap political point
..Let talk about real ISSUE..

Nigeria had spent $156 billion; more than Britain spent to add 30,000MW. Where did the money go,how on earth will Nigeria ever be great if we cannot add just 4000MW, to our power supply in sixteen
years?

And you still want this Incompetent Fool to Continue ?Lemme ask you how much was your conscience bought for? What was your price?
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Remarkable: 8:21pm On Jan 11, 2015
You called him a deranged pig and hurl more insults at him because he is asking a presidential aspirant to show prrof of his SSCE certificate?

Like Buhari like his followers... terrorist, insolents and people afraid and paranoid of the truth or being challenged.

#Buhari show your certificate. Original copy.
Aigipan:


Ranting of a deranged pig

Buhari's name will be on the ballot.

Now go and die

Jonathan should show us his thesis
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by OLADD: 8:24pm On Jan 11, 2015
Obiagelli:
Another pdp propaganda gone bad

Oby, I don't think embarking on propagandist campaign serves any good in the rundown to the forthcoming elections. While I am not holding brief for PDP, there was no time the party ever claimed Buhari did not attend the US war College. The bones of contention are;
1. Did he obtain Master Degree from that College? NO.
2. Was the Diploma awarded him an equivalent of School Cert? NO
3. Did Buhari enrol in NA with a Secondary School Certificate? NO.
So why is Buhari claiming to have obtained Masters Degree from that College in 1980 whereas it commenced degree award in 2000? Why did Buhari go to the extent of swearing an affidavit and lying under oath?
Don't you think his candidature for the presidential election is frost with ambiguity and illegality? This should be a food for thought for any liberal thinking Nigerian.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by mecusbosco(m): 8:25pm On Jan 11, 2015
donphilopus:
PDP, pls we need more propagandas to bust. Bunch of losers. Watch as the People's General is sworn in as the President of Nigeria come May 29th!

Since when did a simple sent and replied e-mail became a certificate? I don't understand why showing a simple certificate has been over flogged like this. If indeed he has one, let him show the damn thing and let the sleeping dogs lie.

I smell lies even in this e-mail. What type of paper or color is this? In this new and modern tech! Look at the domain name and check the date. The mail looked like what was written in 1873 but was sent and replied in 2015. My simple observation though.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Remarkable: 8:27pm On Jan 11, 2015
If you don't know what "Vindicate" means, refrain from using it.

Nothing vindicates anybody;stating Buhari has been vindicated without producing what Nigerians have been demanding - Buhari's original WASSCE certificate, makes one wonder whom you are trying to fool....

You semi-illiterate president will only be vindicated if/when he produces his [b][/b]WASSCE certificate.
If you don't know what "Vindicate means, please don't use it.

donphilopus:
US War college has once again vindicated the APC Presidential Candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari.

Source: Sahara Reporter's Facebook Page!

https://m.facebook.com/ReportYourself/photos/a.10152426476322703.1073742183.96184337702/10152524694667703/?type=1&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6103083482386124387%3Amf_story_key.117236077427559588&__tn__=E
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by PhockPhockMan: 8:33pm On Jan 11, 2015
munex007:


Goofball you are suffering from Mental Poverty..

That's not a computer edit..A fact finding Nigerian emailed the Insititution requesting if GMB trully attended the college and a confirmation was sent by the PR team..

The address is there you can also do the same if you really want to know the truth buh my guess is you won't because you have been so entrenched in falsehood

A book about General Early child hood was written by one Rosaline Odeh the then Head of Research and Documentation Section, Federal Department of Information in May 1984.

At the age of six, the book says, General Buhari was enrolled at the Daura Central Primary School,He was to finish primary education in 1955 at Kankia Primary School.

In 1956, he proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina...

The Main problem with these PDP is they lack the intellectual capacity to research for the truth they are far from truth and so entrenched in Falsehood..

It disheartening that people will stoop so low just to score cheap political point
..Let talk about real ISSUE..

Nigeria had spent $156 billion; more than Britain spent to add 30,000MW. Where did the money go,how on earth will Nigeria ever be great if we cannot add just 4000MW, to our power supply in sixteen
years?

And you still want this Incompetent Fool to Continue ?Lemme ask you how much was your conscience bought for? What was your price?


...... "In 1956, he (Buhari) proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina" .....


Complete it please.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by does3(m): 8:34pm On Jan 11, 2015
I dont know why the US is interfering in this matter do they have an agreement with him thinking they will help him win the election.i suspect US and UK
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by xklucvG: 8:34pm On Jan 11, 2015
Descartes:
Damage Control Strategy(DCS) from the "semi-illiterate" General and his janjaweèd media team which is already dead on arrival. And the shameless Buharamites are taking this FRAUD seriously. The simple question is "where is your original SSCE/WASCE Result?"
Wetin u need him SSCE/WASCE for again when you see him certificate from war college abi no be army man when attend army school? abi Buhari dey seek for admission. Guy make we accept say our man(GEJ) Bleep up make we try Buhari, and if him too Bleep up we go remove am as we remove GEJ the power dey our hand na the advantage when Democracy give country people be dat.

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Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by aurenflani: 8:35pm On Jan 11, 2015
Vicotex:
i no dey believe wetin i no see.


#showmeyourcertificate

Damatururu is being sorrounded by boko haram pls tell gej to do something now. People are already on exodus!

But Buhari is next Presido and we are not gonna finish. We are only learning about the atrocities of the enemy.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by kino: 8:43pm On Jan 11, 2015
ROTFL, this is ridiculous. No US school or college will release such information without the consent of the owner. This email is fake. Personal Information are guarded securely in any developed country.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by munex007(m): 8:45pm On Jan 11, 2015
PhockPhockMan:


...... "In 1956, he (Buhari) proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina" .....


Complete it please.

Well, not exactly the untold story of former military head of state and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It is more like Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘unknown’ story, as not many Nigerians are familiar with the book written by Rosaline Odeh, the then Head of Research and Documentation Section, Federal Department of Information, in May 1984.

The book, Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s Seventh Head of State, was published by the Federal Department of Information, Domestic Publicity Division, Ikoyi Road, Lagos. It is in seven chapters of 95 pages, and details the early life, educational qualifications, career, and thoughts of the then head of state.

Chapter 1 is on parentage and background of the Daura, Katsina State-born retired military officer and politician. He was the 13th and last child of his mother, and also the last of his father’s 23 children.

Gen. Buhari’s father was Hardo Adamu, a Fulani chief of Dumukorl, a village near Daura. He, however, died when the young Muhammadu was just four years old. All he can remember of him is that “he was tall and fair in complexion.” The young boy ended being brought up by his mother, Hajia Zulaihalu Musa, who had great influence on him.

Chapter 2 is on Buhari’s childhood and early education. This is the portion that, perhaps, unravels the current raging debate on his academic credentials.

At the age of six, the book says, General Buhari was enrolled at the Central Primary School, Daura. His nephew, Mamman, who is two and a half years older, says of the young pupil: “He was above average academically and more than usual naughty.” Buhari himself corroborated: “I was a truant in primary school. I spent a lot of my time playing around. But when I went to secondary school, I changed.”

Classmates at Daura Primary School remember Buhari as a fast runner and centre forward for the school football team. He was always neatly dressed. He was to finish primary education in 1955 at Kankia Primary School.

In 1956, he proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina. According to his schoolmates, he had then become “a serious and hardworking student who tried to excel in everything he did.” Deeply religious, he said his prayers regularly, and was among those who made prayer calls at 4:30a.m.

Who were some of Buhari’s classmates, and what did they say of him?

General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (now deceased): “He worked fairly hard at his studies and games. He was reserved. He was one of the few boys in the school trusted by his classmates, and was quite dependable.”

Alhaji Fathu Abdullahi: "He made a lot of friends from outside his Daura group. He was very broadminded. Very serious for his age and had no time for frivolous talks. He was very religious, even at the age of 12.”

Mallam Muktari, Zango: “He used to baffle me. He was so strong-willed and principled. He always stood his ground and did not follow the crowd.”

Buhari was a school monitor in Class 2, later a school prefect, a house captain, and ultimately he was made the head boy of the school.

According to the book, of all the boys who applied to join the Army from Katsina Secondary School, only two were taken. Muhammadu Buhari and Shehu Yar’Adua. They both ended up as Generals.

Chapter 3 is on Buhari’s military career, which he started at Nigerian Military Training College, Katsina, in 1962. He then went to the Young Officers Course No. 5 at the Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna, from May 1963 to July 1963, Mons Officers Cadet School, Aldershot, in the United Kingdom, and he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to 2nd Infantry Battalion in Abeokuta as a Platoon Commander.

What are some of the other courses Buhari attended? According to the book, he was at the Army Mechanical Transport Officer’s Course in Bordon, United Kingdom from May 1965 to June of the same year, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India, from January to November 1973, and Army War College, U.S.A, from July 1979 to July 1980.
During the Nigerian Civil War, he was the Brigade Major of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, and Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade.

Chapter 4 is titled ‘Food for Thought,’ and it chronicles Gen Buhari’s views on different national and international issues. It also dwells on his private life and family

‘Landmarks Along the Way’ is the title of Chapter 5. It details Buhari’s footprints on the sands of time: as governor, minister, a member of the Supreme Military Council (SMC), General Officer Commanding (GOC), and call to duty as head of state.

Chapter 6 is on ‘A Journey Into the Past.’ What are readers served here? The influences on Buhari’s early life that made him what he became, particularly as a modest, self-effacing man. Hear his comment on leadership: “If there is anything we need in this country, it is leadership, and I also think, if there is anything we have in this country, they are good soldiers. If you stay with your men, and train with them, they will follow you. Much will be accomplished. If you stay with them and train with them, they will do anything.”

And his philosophy? “You will never succeed if you are unjust to your people.”

The final chapter: ‘Moment of Decision.’ Here, readers will get the appraisal and comments of people on Buhari. They include Dr Onolapo Soleye, his Minister of Finance, the Emir of Daura, Gen Musa Yar’Adua, Alhaji Mamman Daura, Gen Martin Adamu, and many others. Adamu, who was Buhari’s Commander during the civil war, said: “I am saying with all sense of responsibility. I don’t think he is an ambitious man. He feels strongly about Nigeria as a country. Given the support of the Armed Forces and the public, there is no reason he should not succeed. This time is the last chance for Nigeria’s survival and territorial integrity. I believe everything he said in his first speech.”


BY LAWRENCE ENYIOGHASU
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Nobody: 8:45pm On Jan 11, 2015
Are you guys still on this matter?
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Remarkable: 8:49pm On Jan 11, 2015
[Nothing that comes out of that guy can be trusted.... he is renowned for lies and deceit.. as well as Datolee's punch-bag I must add lolquote author=rozayx5 post=29698201]


barcanista said it was masters now it is diploma. certificate nowhere to be found undecided[/quote]
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Nobody: 8:54pm On Jan 11, 2015
OLADD:


Oby, I don't think embarking on propagandist campaign serves any good in the rundown to the forthcoming elections. While I am not holding brief for PDP, there was no time the party ever claimed Buhari did not attend the US war College. The bones of contention are;
1. Did he obtain Master Degree from that College? NO.
2. Was the Diploma awarded him an equivalent of School Cert? NO
3. Did Buhari enrol in NA with a Secondary School Certificate? NO.
So why is Buhari claiming to have obtained Masters Degree from that College in 1980 whereas it commenced degree award in 2000? Why did Buhari go to the extent of swearing an affidavit and lying under oath?
Don't you think his candidature for the presidential election is frost with ambiguity and illegality? This should be a food for thought for any liberal thinking Nigerian.
Please post a link that shows buhari claiming that he got a masters degree anywhere.
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by tit(f): 8:54pm On Jan 11, 2015
barcanista:
Are you guys still on this matter?

has he sent his copies of his Masters certificates to INEC?
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Nobody: 8:54pm On Jan 11, 2015
The one dat calls himself Phd holder does not know his left from his right.........abeg we want a diploma holder this tym
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by gabbrri(m): 8:58pm On Jan 11, 2015
Come feb 14th buhari will shock jonathan as nicolas sarkozy was shocked by hollande
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Nobody: 8:58pm On Jan 11, 2015
tit:


has he sent his copies of his Masters certificates to INEC?
I don't know why you are wasting time. Petition APC secretariat or INEC or better still go to court. We are past this non-issue. Get used to it! Buhari will be returned to power
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Remarkable: 9:00pm On Jan 11, 2015
Descartes:
My dear, it was not a hearsay. One of your own laykorn was caught pants down by one of the Nairalanders on this board editing Wikipaedia pages of Buhari's profile the other day.
roflmao! Pleaase, can I see the link? These guys are desperate, and apparently will do everything to cover their lies and I often wonder if they have a conscience...

Thing is, it aint gonn' fly. They've lost already and its GEJ till 2019!
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by Nobody: 9:03pm On Jan 11, 2015
EbirichBen:
Please sorry, How come the Certificate has 2 Dates?
19... and 2000.
You just too dumb. As easy as that letter is, you couldn't comprehend simple: "The Army War College First Awarded Masters Degrees to the class of 2000" Olodo, it means that it was not until year 2000 that they started awarding masters degrees... hian
Re: US War College Says Muhammadu Buhari Was Awarded A Diploma In 1980 (photo) by PhockPhockMan: 9:04pm On Jan 11, 2015
munex007:


Well, not exactly the untold story of former military head of state and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It is more like Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘unknown’ story, as not many Nigerians are familiar with the book written by Rosaline Odeh, the then Head of Research and Documentation Section, Federal Department of Information, in May 1984.

The book, Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s Seventh Head of State, was published by the Federal Department of Information, Domestic Publicity Division, Ikoyi Road, Lagos. It is in seven chapters of 95 pages, and details the early life, educational qualifications, career, and thoughts of the then head of state.

Chapter 1 is on parentage and background of the Daura, Katsina State-born retired military officer and politician. He was the 13th and last child of his mother, and also the last of his father’s 23 children.

Gen. Buhari’s father was Hardo Adamu, a Fulani chief of Dumukorl, a village near Daura. He, however, died when the young Muhammadu was just four years old. All he can remember of him is that “he was tall and fair in complexion.” The young boy ended being brought up by his mother, Hajia Zulaihalu Musa, who had great influence on him.

Chapter 2 is on Buhari’s childhood and early education. This is the portion that, perhaps, unravels the current raging debate on his academic credentials.

At the age of six, the book says, General Buhari was enrolled at the Central Primary School, Daura. His nephew, Mamman, who is two and a half years older, says of the young pupil: “He was above average academically and more than usual naughty.” Buhari himself corroborated: “I was a truant in primary school. I spent a lot of my time playing around. But when I went to secondary school, I changed.”

Classmates at Daura Primary School remember Buhari as a fast runner and centre forward for the school football team. He was always neatly dressed. He was to finish primary education in 1955 at Kankia Primary School.

In 1956, he proceeded to the Katsina Provisional Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina. According to his schoolmates, he had then become “a serious and hardworking student who tried to excel in everything he did.” Deeply religious, he said his prayers regularly, and was among those who made prayer calls at 4:30a.m.

Who were some of Buhari’s classmates, and what did they say of him?

General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (now deceased): “He worked fairly hard at his studies and games. He was reserved. He was one of the few boys in the school trusted by his classmates, and was quite dependable.”

Alhaji Fathu Abdullahi: "He made a lot of friends from outside his Daura group. He was very broadminded. Very serious for his age and had no time for frivolous talks. He was very religious, even at the age of 12.”

Mallam Muktari, Zango: “He used to baffle me. He was so strong-willed and principled. He always stood his ground and did not follow the crowd.”

Buhari was a school monitor in Class 2, later a school prefect, a house captain, and ultimately he was made the head boy of the school.

According to the book, of all the boys who applied to join the Army from Katsina Secondary School, only two were taken. Muhammadu Buhari and Shehu Yar’Adua. They both ended up as Generals.

Chapter 3 is on Buhari’s military career, which he started at Nigerian Military Training College, Katsina, in 1962. He then went to the Young Officers Course No. 5 at the Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna, from May 1963 to July 1963, Mons Officers Cadet School, Aldershot, in the United Kingdom, and he was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to 2nd Infantry Battalion in Abeokuta as a Platoon Commander.

What are some of the other courses Buhari attended? According to the book, he was at the Army Mechanical Transport Officer’s Course in Bordon, United Kingdom from May 1965 to June of the same year, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India, from January to November 1973, and Army War College, U.S.A, from July 1979 to July 1980.
During the Nigerian Civil War, he was the Brigade Major of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, and Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade.

Chapter 4 is titled ‘Food for Thought,’ and it chronicles Gen Buhari’s views on different national and international issues. It also dwells on his private life and family

‘Landmarks Along the Way’ is the title of Chapter 5. It details Buhari’s footprints on the sands of time: as governor, minister, a member of the Supreme Military Council (SMC), General Officer Commanding (GOC), and call to duty as head of state.

Chapter 6 is on ‘A Journey Into the Past.’ What are readers served here? The influences on Buhari’s early life that made him what he became, particularly as a modest, self-effacing man. Hear his comment on leadership: “If there is anything we need in this country, it is leadership, and I also think, if there is anything we have in this country, they are good soldiers. If you stay with your men, and train with them, they will follow you. Much will be accomplished. If you stay with them and train with them, they will do anything.”

And his philosophy? “You will never succeed if you are unjust to your people.”

The final chapter: ‘Moment of Decision.’ Here, readers will get the appraisal and comments of people on Buhari. They include Dr Onolapo Soleye, his Minister of Finance, the Emir of Daura, Gen Musa Yar’Adua, Alhaji Mamman Daura, Gen Martin Adamu, and many others. Adamu, who was Buhari’s Commander during the civil war, said: “I am saying with all sense of responsibility. I don’t think he is an ambitious man. He feels strongly about Nigeria as a country. Given the support of the Armed Forces and the public, there is no reason he should not succeed. This time is the last chance for Nigeria’s survival and territorial integrity. I believe everything he said in his first speech.”


BY LAWRENCE ENYIOGHASU
This useless long epistle as usual failed woefully on the final outcome of his secondary school education.

NO TO BUHARI.

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