General Buhari Addresses Issues Concerning His Certificate

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

General Buhari Addresses Issues Concerning His Certificate

All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari called a press conference to lay to rest the controversy surrounding his certificate. Here are the excerpts of the press conference as shared by his campaign office.

1/ Good Morning, Gentlemen of the Press.

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

2/ I only consented to address you this morning because of the genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning… — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

3/ …Nigerians that that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what it is – sheer mischief and would not have…

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

4/ …considered it an issue worth the Nation’s while. — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

5/ I had assumed all along that all my records were in the custody of the Military Secretary of the Nigerian Army. Much to my surprise,…

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

6/ …we are now told that although a record of the result is available, there are no copies of the certificates in my personal file. — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

7/ This is why I formally requested my old school, the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina [Which is now known as Government College,

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

8/ Katsina] to make available the school’s copy of the result of the Cambridge/West African School Certificate. This will be made… — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

9/ …available to the Press the moment this is available.

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

10/ However, before we obtain that, let me say for the record that I attended Provincial Secondary School, Katsina. I graduated in 1961… — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

11/ …with many prominent Nigerians, including General Shehu Yar’Adua, former chief of staff at the Supreme Headquarters, and Justice…

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

12/ …Umaru Abdullahi, a former President of the Court of Appeal. We sat for the University of Cambridge/WASC Examination together in… — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

13/ …1961, the year we graduated.

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14/ My examination number was 8280002, and I passed the examination in the Second Division. — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

15/ And although the ruling party may want to wish this away, the issue in this campaign cannot be my certificate which I obtained 53…

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

16/ …years ago. The issues are the scandalous level of unemployment of millions of our young people, the state of insecurity, the… — GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015

17/ …pervasive official corruption which has impoverished our people and the lack of concern of the government of anything other than…

— GMB Campaign Office (@GMBOffice) January 21, 2015