Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, did not submit his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC as required by the act of the commission, reports say.
According to the commission, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan, has since submitted his academic certificates which are conspicuously displayed by the commission upon presentation, but Buhari’s credentials could not be seen alongside the form he had submitted with the commission at Area 10 office in Abuja.
The former Head of State, had however explained in an affidavit he deposed, he had submitted to the commission, explaining that all his academic credentials were with the Secretary, Military Board.
Following the affidavit deposed at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja and dated Monday, November 24,2014,the former head of state had declared; “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 was stamped and received at INEC headquarters on Thursday, December 18, 2014.
