PDP Mocks Buhari For Begging For Forgiveness Over Certificate Scandal
Asks President to vacate office over plea for pardon The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to vacate office as the President of Nigeria. It stated that it has viewed the video of the media interview by the Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and surmised that Buhari should save the judiciary and the nation further troubles by immediately throwing in the towel. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan during a media briefing also emphasised that Buhari should vacate the presidential seat, following what he called, the official admission that Buhari does not
Nigerians Mock Buhari’s Katsina Provincial School; Form VI – 1961 Photograph On Twitter
“When has photograph become certiificate”, they queried Nigerians have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Bashir Ahmad, who posted a photograph showing the president among his classmates at their Katsina Provincial School in 1961. In the photograph, Buhari is seated fifth from left, with two White men presumed to be their school officials. But Ahmad received lot of backlash from Nigerians for posting the photograph, with many asking if the image was posted in lieu of Buhari’s certificate Nigerians are yearning for. Read reactions below: https://twitter.com/de_don123/status/1156744129403129856?s=21 https://twitter.com/iammista_jay/status/1156696417764827136?s=21 https://twitter.com/olushola_shola/status/1156841473322704896?s=21 https://twitter.com/rosemaryocheze/status/1156673160307191816?s=21 https://twitter.com/iam_oneman/status/1156835625078796289?s=21 https://twitter.com/diiphillipo/status/1156682099925143554?s=21 https://twitter.com/agunsolomon/status/1156793433232744449?s=21 https://twitter.com/tina_tinny99/status/1156680632128421889?s=21 https://twitter.com/jacksonpbn/status/1156877299352047616?s=21 https://twitter.com/drmuzoic/status/1156678538944270337?s=21 https://twitter.com/ody_johnson/status/1156939313072021510?s=21
No certificate listed on Buhari’s CV —Kyari tells Presidential Tribunal
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, admitted before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Tuesday that no certificate was listed on the President’s curriculum vitae and that none was among the documents obtained from Cambridge University earlier tendered as exhibits. Kyari, who testified as the President’s third defence witness, also admitted obtaining the Cambridge documents personally on July 18, 2019. The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had filed the petition before the tribunal to challenge the victory of President Buhari and his All Progressives Congress in the February 23, 2019 poll. Part
Atiku’s petition: Buhari opens defence with Cambridge certificates, other documents
The five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba, had on Monday asked Buhari’s legal team to open their defence on Tuesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission said it would not call any witness in the case. At the resumed hearing in the case on Tuesday, Buhari’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), tendered a number of documents, including the ones he described as certified true copies of certificates and results of Cambridge examinations which Buhari took in 1961. According to Olanipekun, the documents include, CTCs o Cambridge Assessment International Education School Certificate for Second Division Grade II in 1961 and
Alleged certificate forgery: Appeal Court gives Buhari five days grace to respond
The Court of Appeal Abuja division on Monday ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against his qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The court also ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to within five days respond to all issues raised on the educational qualification of the president in the election. Justice Datti Yayaya who issued the order, also directed that Buhari’s counsel, Mr Abdullahi Abubakar, to within the period file necessary processes in relation to the appeal. The appeal was filed by Agu Kalu, Labaran Ismail
Military Said They’ve Lost Buhari’s Certificates, Femi Adesina Hinted Nigerians
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
