Femi Adesina, presidential
spokesman, says the military had admitted losing President Muhammadu Buhari’s
certificate.
In an interview with The Nation,
Adesina was quoted as saying the issue is dead and those still discussing it
are “idle”.
Buhari had failed to submit his
academic certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
claiming it is still with the military.
The president’s claim had
triggered a controversy on the matter, with some Nigerians insisting he must
present his credentials.
Adesina, however, said those
raising the issue are the opposition parties whose defeat is “imminent” ahead
of the 2019 elections.
“The certificate saga is a dead
issue, only idle people will consider it. It is something that had been laid to
rest before the 2015 general elections,” Adesina was quoted as saying.
“Those raising the issue are idle
and they have run out of ideas. They see defeat staring them in the face and
they are desperate to cling to any straw. This issue was resolved before the
2015 election.”
He said when Buhari and some of
his colleagues joined the military, their original certificates were taken from
them.
“The military knew where they
kept the original certificates of the president. In fact, a former chief of
defence Staff, Gen. Alani Akinrinade, corroborated that the military collected
the original certificates of all its officers,” he added.
“The military already said they
lost the certificates. But does it mean that it did not exist that the
president went to school, sat for examinations and passed; attended military
courses and War College?
“It does not change the fact that
the president rose through the ranks to become a major-general in the Nigerian
army and a military head of state.
“Didn’t those opposed to
president Buhari go to court over his certificate and lost before? They will
still lose this time around. It is a dead issue.”
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