‘Buhari Show Your WAEC Certificate!’ Nigerians Express Outrage On Twitter [TOP TWEETS]
Outrage greeted the news that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has hired 13 senior lawyers to defend him in a suit at a federal high court in Abuja challenging his eligibility for the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over his failure to present his WAEC certificate.
The president’s legal team is made up of 13 senior advocates of Nigeria, SAN, and is led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN). The other lawyers on Buhari’s defence team are Mr. Lateef O. Fagbemi (SAN), Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu (SAN), Kola Awodein (SAN), Prof. Taiwo Osipitan (SAN), Charles Edosomwan (SAN), Emeka Ngige (SAN), Femi Atoyebi (SAN), Femi Falana (SAN), Funke Aboyade (SAN), H.O. Afolabi (SAN), Muiz Banire (SAN). Ten other lawyers are on the team.
An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe is challenging Buhari’s eligibility to contest for the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because he did not sit for the Cambridge West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961 as he claimed in his form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Nigerians took to social media to express their disappointment and anger that their president would fail to present a basic education certificate for secondary school. Buhari had sworn an oath while filing his form at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in 2014 that his original school certificates were with the military board. The Nigerian Army had issued a statement denying being in possession of the retired general’s certificates in the heat of the 2015 elections.
Below are some of the messages on microblogging website Twitter using the hashtag, #PMBShowUsYourCertificate and #PMBShowUsUrCertificate.
Highest form of corruption is certificate forgery. That is the root of all other forms of corruption.. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— SK – Sola Kuti (@SKSolaKuti) June 15, 2016
A legal fee paid for only 1 SAN will do the needful to search for your certificate even if it in Pluto. #PMBShowUsYourCertificate
— Sam Adebayo (@olujiire) June 15, 2016
He that must come to equity must come with clean hands@MBuhari yaya kasua?
Corruption fighter why this cert saga?#PMBShowUsUrCertificate— BORNDAY LOADING.® (@nzedelaw) June 15, 2016
I'm worried that @MBuhari hired 13 SANs to halt this WAEC CERTIFICATE SAGA. It's SIMPLE! #PMBShowUsUrCertificate https://t.co/O4p2q6qOGG
— Prof Of Flashback (@ikennaasomba13) June 15, 2016
My International associates have inundated me with calls and mockery that our President has no WAEC certificate. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— Prof Of Flashback (@ikennaasomba13) June 15, 2016
Buhari is using a Corrupt Judge to Fight Saraki and also a Fake Result to Lead Nigeria #PMBShowUsUrCertificate pic.twitter.com/elmYK9ThQu
— OchinanWata 1 (@mr_ochonogor) June 15, 2016
This is how to show ur certificate not with15 SANs,Buhari show ur certificate now #PMBShowUsUrCertificate pic.twitter.com/8hned9Ekya
— Collins Okafor (@news360ng) June 15, 2016
BUHARI THE PRETENDER
Pretends to be frugal but rather than show his WAEC CERTIFICATE, hires #13SANs for defence. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— The Jonathanian (@The_Jonathanian) June 15, 2016
Dear Buhari, showing us ur WAEC certificate don hard pass d exam itself?#PMBShowUsYourCertificate Trends on Twitter https://t.co/ZCGeulKmBY
— Chinasa Okaro. (@philynx) June 15, 2016
Buhari's certificate issue again, we shouted enough during campaign but they wouldn't listen ?.Shame on @APCNigeria #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— Famakinde Olumide (@Olu_mind) June 15, 2016
Under oath, he claimed that all his certificates are with the Secretary to the Military Board. #PMBshowUsYourCertificate
— #WatchTheChange (@rashy77) June 15, 2016
Now that he is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, why can't he force the military to release it. #PMBshowUsYourCertificate
— #WatchTheChange (@rashy77) June 15, 2016
The Court asked for Certificate Buhari gave them 13 SANs
Showing that He don't have any. Shame!
#PMBShowUsUrCertificate— John Uchechukwu John (@Johnjunior85) June 15, 2016
Nigerians this morning ask @MBUhari @NGRPresident to make his certificate available for all to see #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— Le philosophe (@dibangoxx) June 15, 2016
We are not playing opposition here. We are simply asking for a common WAEC certificate. @MBuhari Mr Integrity. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— Cissylov (@AtusiubaOkwy) June 15, 2016
#PMBShowUsUrCertificate You can't be presiding over Nigeria with NEPA bill certificate @TheMbuhari
— Desmond Lamore (@Desmola) June 15, 2016
Is either Buhari sat for WASC but did not make the minimum qualification and doesn't want to expose himself. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— POWER (@emmaikumeh) June 15, 2016
Except if Buhari's waec certificate is stored jupither or pluto, if not just bring out the certificate. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— POWER (@emmaikumeh) June 15, 2016
I dont understand Buhari again..
You swore on your integrity that you have your certificate..
why contract 15 SANs?#PMBShowUsUrCertificate— iRadical (@RadicalYouthMan) June 15, 2016
If u fight CORRUPTION with fake WAEC result, Buhari will dispatch .@OfficialEfcc to fetch u. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate pic.twitter.com/WM1vtVtGIS
— NIGERIA ⚡ (@AgorasBlog) June 15, 2016
What is there why are you hiding your certificate #PMBshowUsYourCertificate and stop this long protocol
— Rogers harison (@rogersharison) June 15, 2016
Who even advised Buhari to lie that he has certificate in the first place? #PMBShowUsUrCertificate https://t.co/ZrXLXyZtq2
— Tonye Barcanista (@TonyeBarcanista) June 15, 2016
13 SANs, 11 lawyers, costing N10bn cannot produce ordinary waec. Strong thing #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— onapleasuride (@pleasuride) June 15, 2016
Court: Do you have WASC?
Buhari: I have 10 SANs.This no be O'level matter again.#PMBshowUsYourCertificate
— Chidi iwuchukwu C (@BChidiiwuchukwu) June 15, 2016
The Man that said lawyers should not defend alleged looters is now hiring battalion of lawyers to defend fraud #PMBShowUsYourCertificate
— Emma Nwigwe (@EmmaNwigwe) June 15, 2016
#PMBShowUsYourCertificate if Buhari can't show us his cert,it means He is corrupt;simple! Nigeria is too complex to be ruled by illiterates.
— RIO BILL$ (@RIO_BILLS) June 15, 2016
I blame the stupid lawyers that wasted years in school only to be hired by a man with no certificate#PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— Sophie (@Sophienene1) June 15, 2016
I will be the happiest Nigerian if our president shows us his acclaimed WAEC certificate. #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— I Am Enyene!!! (@ThaVincent) June 15, 2016
Dear PMB,
Education is vital.I shall be willing to sponsor ur WAEC exam registration fee if u wish to sit for it.#PMBshowUsYourCertificate— Abundantly Blessed (@BlessinAbundant) June 15, 2016
#PMBshowusyourcertificate Waec has 9 papers and you hired 13 SAN's; wouldn't it hav been better if each of them wrote a paper for you? Fraud
— Joshua Uchenna (@josh_67630) June 15, 2016
@MBuhari certificate forgery shows d depth of incompetence in @AttahiruJega_ & INEC.Both knew he was an illiterate #PMBShowUsYourCertificate
— Biafranlivesmatters (@Biafranlive) June 15, 2016
Someone who doesn't have ordinary WAEC certificate may not understand what devaluation is. #PMBShowUsYourCertificate
— Sam Adebayo (@olujiire) June 15, 2016
only in ds country you see professor like Soyinka praise a illiterate over a https://t.co/5KBaAFPe66 holder#pmbshowusyourcertificate
— OMO BABA IJEBU (@owolabieleniyan) June 15, 2016
How can a man with NEPA bill sack real officers from the army? #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— onapleasuride (@pleasuride) June 15, 2016
Let's see your hand if you have your certificate #PMBShowUsUrCertificate pic.twitter.com/KYG1khj5S7
— JKL4real – 1withGod (@jkl4real) June 15, 2016
The same @MBuhari that is broke and couldn't buy APC's presidential form is now capable of hiring 15 SANS #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— ROLAND (@Roland_speaks) June 15, 2016
Even if you don't have first degree show us your WAEC certificate #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— ROLAND (@Roland_speaks) June 15, 2016
Wen it comes to doing d Brain work Buhari hired Yoruba & Igbo SANs, not a single Fulani SAN #PMBShowUsUrCertificate pic.twitter.com/w7SGbzgEIM
— Charlemagne (@flokemite) June 15, 2016
Where was Buhari when other past military heads were quickly going back to school to secure a certificate #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— TAYO TAIWO (@pingtayo) June 15, 2016
No wonder our economy is currently in comatose! A president with no SSCE certificate #PMBShowUsUrCertificate
— edward egbelo (@eddyegbelo92) June 15, 2016
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How do u expect someone with no WASC CERTIFICATE to Obey court order,Respect human right,or not to ‘ve dictatorial in ruling the country.PLEASE MR PRESIDENT WE ONLY NEED# COMMON #WASC CERTIFICATE RESULT#.Why hiring 13 SANs.Abeg just do the needful.Lol look at ur picture for the forged certificate.You look like a 70 yrs old man in 1961.Is it that u just took it or u are as old as u are in 1961,Please enough of this lies Mr PMB.
They say truth is bitter said, it would have been better that the truth is said so that Nigeria can look inward than allow SANS to sit because of certificate saga
i cannot be a party that is defending some one who did not have certificate to still occupy the post , that is meant for the person that has certificate, and those SAN that are defending him are disgrace to the so called legal luminaries in the nation that they standing to say what is wrong is wright, we are not in this nation again.