President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he and the late Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua were classmates at both the primary and secondary schools, noting that they both joined the Army after the completion of their West African School Certificate Examination.
Buhari said that he and the late
Gen. Yar’Adua wrote the WASCE in 1961.
The President said this as he
defended the presentation of his WAEC certificate to him by the West African
Examinations Council on Friday.
WAEC Registrar, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae,
made the presentation at the President’s mini conference hall at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday.
Uwadiae, who was accompanied by
senior staff of the council, performed the ceremony during a courtesy visit to
the State House.
Taking to his verified Twitter
handle @MBuhari after the presentation, Buhari tweeted:
“Today I received the attestation
and confirmation of my 1961 West African School Certificate (WASC) Examination
result from the Registrar of the West African Examinations Council.
“It was also an opportunity for
me to thank WAEC for upholding its integrity over the years.
“As a Nigerian military officer,
it would have been impossible for me to have attended the Defence Services
Staff College in India in 1973, and, after that — in 1979 — the United States
Army War College, had I not sat for the WASC examinations, which I did in 1961.
“The late Gen. Shehu Musa
Yar’Adua was my classmate. We spent close to nine years in boarding school, at
primary and secondary levels.
“And from there, after our WASC,
we moved to join the Army, where we had to take a military examination as one
of the requirements.”
The President, however, referred
to the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) as ‘WASC’ throughout
his post.
See the tweets:
Today I received the attestation and confirmation of my 1961 West African School Certificate (WASC) Examination result, from the Registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It was also an opportunity for me to thank WAEC for upholding its integrity over the years. pic.twitter.com/coJpMFZ0Kr— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) November 2, 2018
As a Nigerian military officer, it would have been impossible for me to have attended the Defence Services Staff College in India in 1973, and, after that - in 1979 - the United States Army War College, had I not sat for the WASC examinations, which I did in 1961. pic.twitter.com/pqTGMpcyC2— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) November 2, 2018
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayThe late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua was my classmate. We spent close to nine years in boarding school, at primary and secondary levels. And from there, after our WASC, we moved to join the Army, where we had to take a military examination as one of the requirements.— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) November 2, 2018
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