Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, says the fuss about
the credentials of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), is needless.
The educational qualifications of Tinubu have been mired in
controversy since the presidential primary of the ruling party.
While preparing to contest the primary, the APC screening
panel was asked to disqualify him over “questionable educational
qualifications”.
Speaking with reporters after meeting with President
Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa on Tuesday, Uzodimma said the former
Lagos governor has run for office in the past and won.
The governor said there is no need for him to resubmit his
credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) because he
did that when he ran for office.
“For my presidential candidate, the issue of certificates
shouldn’t even arise,” he said.
“In 1999, he contested elections and became the governor of
Lagos, in 2003 he contested election as second-term governor of Lagos.
“He ran and won as a
senator in the country. Where record-keeping is efficient, and the INEC server
is functional, he doesn’t need to do a fresh submission.
“However, if whatever he is supposed to submit is not handy, it is not late yet. I’m sure before the time he will submit whatever is required of him.”
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