Amidst the most recent certificate sandal of President Muhammadu Buhari,The People Democratic party(PDP) in a statement by it’s National publicity Secretary, has called on the President to show proof of his vaunted integrity by presenting his academic documents,to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), if truly he has any and put to an end to his certificate theory.
The party also urged, the President Buhari to fulfil his obligation like other Presidential candidates, instead of bugging the commission with affidavits.
The PDP further stated, that it’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has submitted his educational and other relevant documents to INEC,While the President Buhari is seeking ways to short-circuit the system, instead of complying with set rules.
” A situation where President Buhari has been dodging the certificate issue raises huge questions of integrity, which demands that he makes available his credentials, or apologize to Nigerians, if he has none, so that the nation can move ahead”.
“President Buhari knows by now that Nigerians are no longer interested in his claims in an affidavit wherein he stated; “I am the above-named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military Board as of the time of this affidavit.”
The PDP also maintains that integrity strictly demands that President Buhari, particularly as the commander-in-chief, writes to the military authorities directing them to forward his claimed credentials to INEC, as requisite evidence of compliance with a key requirement for election into the Office of the President, under section 131 (d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
They pointed out that, particularly as the certificate scandal contributes to the erosion of Mr. President’s rectitude to check the humongous corruption, ineptitude and recklessness among his officials which has brought the nation to its knees under his administration.
“President Buhari’s failure to tidy up such grey areas also contributes to his inability to cultivate and earn the productive followership of the youth and the respect of the international community, resulting in retardation in national productivity and dearth of international development partnership in the last three and half years”.
“This situation has even been worsened by the revelations that President Buhari’s ministers and aides parade forged certificates.No country makes meaningful progress with person’s with this educational pedigrees in it’s leadership”.
The PDP, further admonish the President Buhari to do the needful so as not to cause any frictions that will put INEC under further pressure ahead of the 2019 general elections.
