Lere Olayinka, spokesman of
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has asked the military to
release the credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Inedpendent
National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Olayinka said this in an open
letter to Abayomi Olonishakin, chief of defence staff.
While other presidential
candidates submitted their credentials to INEC, Buhari told the commission that
his were with the military.
Olayinka said failure to release
the certificates of the president could have a negative effect on Buhari.
“I write as a concerned citizen
of Nigeria to request that you use your good offices to effect the immediate
release of academic credentials of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to
INEC,” the letter read.
“Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(rtd) is the presidential candidate of the APC in the 2019 general election and
he is in urgent need of the credentials to support his nomination as provided
by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
“I wish to remind you that in
2015, the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) could not present his
credentials because the then PDP government of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan allegedly
prevented the Military from releasing the credentials.
“The CDS sir, you should be
reminded that the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is the President
and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, and he could have just used his
powers to compel the military authority to use a Fighter Jet to fly the
credentials to INEC.
“Kindly treat this request as
urgent because the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) on whose behalf I
make this request risks disqualification by INEC if he fails to submit the
credentials as demanded by the law.”
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