Buhari Lied, We Don’t Have His Credentials - Army

The Nigerian Army has said it is not in possession of "neither the original copy, Certified True Copy (CTC) nor statement of result of Major General M Buhari's WASC result is in his personal file." of the credentials of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Pa. Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigeria Army said this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, 20the January 2015 that it had a letter from the Principal of Buhari’s secondary school, dated 1961, recommending him for enlistment into the military school but however noted that it had no available record showing that these process was followed in the 1960s when the retired senior officer was enlisted. "Records available indicate that Major General M Buhari applied to join the military as a Form Six student of the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina on 18 Oct 61. His application was duly endorsed by the Principal of the school, who also wrote a report on him and recommended him to be suitable for military commission. It is a practice in the NA that before candidates are shortlisted for commissioning into the officers’ cadre of the Service, the Selection Board verifies the original copies of credentials that are presented. However, there is no available record to show that this process was followed in the 1960s. " According to the press statements signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Olajide Lalaye, The Nigeria Army reaffirmed that contrary to the statements made by Pa Gen. Muhammadu Buhari that his credentials were with the secretary to the Military Board, that the Nigerian Army is not in possession of Buhari’s credentials. NewsDay Reporters recalls that penultimate weeks ago, Pa Major-General Mohammadu Buhari had when asked to provide his certificates, falsely claimed that his certificates were with the secretary to the millitary board in an affidavit only for the Nigeria Army to come out publicly to deny ever being in possession of his credentials. The credentials of the service personnel used to be in their personal files and not with the millitary authority as they are personal properties. This is making it the second time in a row that the Nigeria military will come out to deny being in possession of Pa Buhari's certificates. Why the law of the electoral act couldn't catch up with pa Buhari over the previous elections was because the provisions of the law made it so until it was amended in 2011 for the disclosure of the presidential aspirants' statutory educational qualifications. According to the electoral law as amended, The All Progressives Congress presidential flag bearer, Pa Muhammadu Buhari stands a chance of been disqualified over his inability to provide the statutory requirements for contesting the Nation's number one seat.