- Ahead of 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has informed INEC that his credentials are in the custody of the military
- In place of the credentials, Buhari is said to have submitted an affidavit, which he swore to
- On his part, Atiku Abubakar submitted all relevant documents including his educational records and tax returns
President Muhammadu Buhari has again failed to attach necessary supporting documents needed from candidates vying for the presidency in the 2019 general elections.
According to Punch, the president informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his credentials were in the custody of the military.
Legit.ng gathers that the credentials of the various presidential candidates’ were made available to journalists on Thursday, October 25.
However, Buhari is said to have submitted an affidavit, which he swore to.
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.”
On his part, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, reportedly submitted all relevant documents, with a Diploma in Law in 1969 from the Ahmadu Bello University being his highest qualification.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari said he is the only one contesting for the presidency in 2019 in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The president made the comment during an interactive session with the Nigerian community in the United States.
He reportedly stated: “I am the only one contesting for presidency in APC, those who wanted to contest against me left for other parties, but I will meet them there.”

I ask where is the military, can't you go and collect it from them, is the force headquarters not in the same abuja with your office?

ubeh1:
I ask where is the military, can't you go and collect it from them, is the force headquarters not in the same abuja with your office?

You don't need to be confused.that is evidence of weak leadership.He must surely be kicked out come 2019.