Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, has explained why he could not present his academic qualifications to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as required by the commission.
His Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, President Goodluck Jonathan, had presented his academic certificates which were displayed by the commission.
None of Buhari’s credentials was sighted at the commission’s office at Area 10, Abuja.
According to Buhari, in an affidavit he had deposed and which was to the commission, all his academic credentials were with the Secretary, Military Board.
The affidavit was deposed to at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja and dated November 24,2014.
It was stamped and received at INEC headquarters on December 18, 2014.
in his explanation in the affidavit, Buhari said “All my academic qualifications (documents) as filled in my presidential form, President APC/001/2015, are currently with the Secretary Military Boards as at the time of this affidavit.”
“The affidavit is made in good faith and for record purpose,” he said.
