Lere Olayinka, spokesman to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose has asked the Nigerian military to release President Muhammadu Buhari’s WAEC certificate.
He made the request on Friday in an open letter to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin.
Buhari has come under criticisms for failing to make his certificate public.
Many assert that this is against transparency and fairness, especially when other candidates had provided theirs.
Reacting, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, advised Nigerians to initiate legal action against any presidential candidate with false claims in certificates submitted to the body.
Olayinka’s letter below:
“Dear Chief of Defence Staff,
RE: Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s Credentials
I write as a concerned citizen of Nigeria to request that you use your good offices to effect the immediate release of academic credentials of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to INEC.
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is the presidential candidate of the APC in the 2019 general election and he is in urgent need of the credentials to support his nomination as provided by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
I wish to remind you that in 2015, the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) could not present his credentials because the then PDP government of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan allegedly prevented the Military from releasing the credentials.
The CDS sir, you should be reminded that the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, and he could have just used his powers to compel the military authority to use a Fighter Jet to fly the credentials to INEC.
Kindly treat this request as urgent because the said Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) on whose behalf I make this request risks disqualification by INEC if he fails to submit the credentials as demanded by the law.
You may not need to provide all the credentials however, just release the Primary Six and Secondary School Certificates.
Thank you in anticipation of your prompt and favourable consideration of this request.
Yours truly,
Lere Olayinka,
1, Irunmale Avenue,
Agbonna Hilltop,
Okemesi Ekiti
Ekiti State.”
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