Contrary to reports peddled by NebuTAN's that
GMB had no records, the Military has debunked the
allegations and claimed GMB's certificates &
records are in their possession.
The director of public relations of the Nigerian
Army, Brigadier Olaleye Lajide, has dismissed
reports in the Nigerian media claiming that the
army could not find academic records of General
Muhammadu Buhari (ret.), the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Brigadier Lajide described the reports as false.
The military spokesman made the disclosure while
responding to a text message from
SaharaReporters seeking clarification about the
status of Mr. Buhari’s records. Brigadier Lajide
affirmed that the Nigerian Army is in possession of
all records of serving, retired and deceased officers
since its inception. He added, however, that all
military officers are supposed to keep original
copies of their certificates.
According to him, in the event where an officer
loses his or her original copy of records, the
concerned officer must officially apply for copies
from the army. He stated that the army responds
to such requests in an expeditious manner.
Brigadier Lajide told our correspondent that he
was a former director of records at the Nigerian
Army headquarters and had seen records of older
and retired generals. He added that he was in no
doubt that General Buhari’s records were intact.
Brigadier Olaleye insisted that the claim in a major
Nigerian newspaper, that the army could not locate
Mr. Buhari’s record was untrue.