For the records: 1/ Good Morning, Gentlemen of the Press. 2/ I only consented to address you this morning because of the genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning... 3/ ...Nigerians that that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what it is - sheer mischief and would not have... 4/ ...considered it an issue worth the Nations while. 5/ I had assumed all along that all my records were in the custody of the Military Secretary of the Nigerian Army. Much to my surprise,... 6/ ...we are now told that although a record of the result is available, there are no copies of the certificates in my personal file. 7/ This is why I formally requested my old school, the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina [Which is now known as Government College, 8/ Katsina] to make available the schools copy of the result of the Cambridge/West African School Certificate. This will be made... 9/ ...available to the Press the moment this is available. 10/ However, before we obtain that, let me say for the record that I attended Provincial Secondary School, Katsina. I graduated in 1961... 11/ ...with many prominent Nigerians, including General Shehu YarAdua, former chief of staff at the Supreme Headquarters, and Justice... 12/ ...Umaru Abdullahi, a former President of the Court of Appeal. We sat for the University of Cambridge/WASC Examination together in... 13/ ...1961, the year we graduated. 14/ My examination number was 8280002, and I passed the examination in the Second Division. 15/ And although the ruling party may want to wish this away, the issue in this campaign cannot be my certificate which I obtained 53... 16/ ...years ago. The issues are the scandalous level of unemployment of millions of our young people, the state of insecurity, the... 17/ ...pervasive official corruption which has impoverished our people and the lack of concern of the government of anything other than... 18/ ...the retention of power at all costs. 19/ Thank you very much. 20/ General Muhammadu Buhari
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:01:12 +0000
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