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Buhari has no certificate & never did; so let's just wait for Courts to resume. He is toast. Has Buhari ever told anyone what happened to his copy (whether original or otherwise) of the certificates? Before we stop debating the Army saying they don't have it or his old school releasing a forged result, we should first find out why Buhari does not have it himself: is it possible he never had it to begin with? It is possible it never existed. Buhari swore to an affidavit in support of his nomination form but made no averment as to his own copy of his documents but only refered to the copy he said the Army has which they denied having. Again, he held a press conference where he said he will apply to his school since the Army have denied having copies but again, he did not breath a word of what happened to his own copy. The TRUTH is Buhari never sat for WASC in 1961. Before the exams could hold, the Army started recruiting. He got letter of recommendation from his Principal in lieu of the WASC & was admitted to the Army; he proceeded for training & continued in his Military career & never went back to sit for the WASC. Subsequently, whenever he needed to fill a form, he wrote down fictitious WASC scores but as the Army noted, no WASC Certificate or Statement of Result was ever produced to them by Buhari for verification & documentation. That is also the reason the school do not have a duplicate copy of the Statement of Result issued to Buhari in 1961 & had to forge another one. If those classmates of Buhari who actually sat for the WASC in 1961 apply to the school for a CTC of their Statement of Result, the school will simply go through their files, get out that for 1961, bring out that person's duplicate copy, photocopy it, certify it and give it to him. They don't need to start writing another one which then leads to the absurdities we have just seen with Buhari. Go to my school today, a duplicate of the exact same Statement of Result they issued me in 1984 is still there with my Principal's name and signature as it was in 1984. If I want it, they will photocopy it, certify it and give it to me while still retaining that duplicate.

Samchelsea:
They thought that they have gotten away with this forged document that's clear for all to see but the last certainly has not been heard of this....more revelations on the way
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APC change! APC change!! APC change!!! Please CHANGE this man cos this controversy is too much.
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2011...Buhari and Pastor Tunde Bakare...2015 Buhari
and Pastor Osinbajo,...2019 Buhari and Cardinal
Okogie,....2023 Buhari and Bible

No, 2019 is Buhari and father Mbaka

dammytosh:
There you go. You must bring Don Jazzy into anything DBanj Does.

Why not wait till the court determine the suit before jumping into conclusion of cash flow you read in theory.

From the original gist, DBanj stood surety for the sum not lke he borrowed money to fund anything. Like I said Let court decide.

Come on man, why do you peeps always like denying the obvious even when it is staring you in the face? If he stood surety, the debtor would have been a co-defendant. You can only proceed against the guarantor in addition or in the alternative. The borrower would be 1st defendant & the guarantor, 2nd defendant. The process shown above has only D'banj as defendant so though we have not seen the Statement of claim, I think it is safe to assume that he is the debtor: that is if the case is even about a debt. The case could be about anything else for all we know cos you can't see the cause of action for what was pasted.

ORIGINALLY POSTED AS NAIJABROS:
Fellow Nigerians. Let us not be intimidated by the APC's massive evil, lying, forgery, corrupt Machinery. It is now clear as crystal that APC and their illiterate lying Presidential Candidate, Pa Buhari (BH) is corruption and forgery personified. They have now exposed themselves BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBTS by the fake Statement of Result they just released for Pa BH. My compatriots, when a group and their supporters say "Certificates are not important" while another group says "Western Education is Haram"; are they not of the same philosophy & persuasion? Let me harmonize the points I have highlighted in this discussion so far: (1) The document purporting to emanate from the Katsina State Ministry of Education/Government Secondary School, Katsina is a complete forgery. It purports to be Pa BH's Statement of result but can never be so. Most of us on this forum all went to secondary School too, so take your minds back. After sitting for WAEC, that exams body sends the results of ALL the Students that sat for the exams from a school to that School. The School Authorities then prepare a Statement of Result for each Student in which the scores of each student is set out. This is done on the school's letter-headed paper, signed by the Principal or other appropriate officer and stamped. This is the first official document each student gets of their WAEC result because the WAEC Certificates take between 3-5 years after the exam before they are ready. It is this Statement of Result that most people use in gaining admission to University or employment or recruitment into the Military as the case may be and not even the Certificate which comes later. The point is that this Statement of Result has both an original and duplicates. The School keeps the duplicates while giving the Original to the Student. Today, I have both my WASC Statement of Result on my Secondary School letter-Headed paper and the WAEC issued WASC which I collected some years after I finished Secondary School. THE POINT HERE is that Pa Buhari's old School should have photocopied and certified their office duplicate copy of the Statement of Result which they issued to him in 1961. It will be on the letter-head of the Provincial School as at that time, signed by the appropriate officers as at 1961 & with his passport photograph as at 1961. So when, Pa BH applied for a copy of his Statement of Result from his old School, they only needed to go through the files containing their office duplicate copies of Statement of Results year by year until they get to the file for 1961 where they will find a duplicate copy of Pa BH's Statement of Result issued in 1961, photocopy it, certify it and give it to him. The only place the date of 2015 will appear is on the certification stamp. This worthless document provided by Pa BH is a forgery. If he lost his original Statement of Result issued in 1961 having his passport photo as at then, did his School also loose their own copy that led them to purportedly prepare another document in 2015 instead of photocopying and certifying the Statement of Result they issued him in 1961? (2) The current forged document being celebrated by Pa BH's supporters was purportedly based on a "Cambridge printout" of results for WASC of 1961. I have already pointed out in my earlier contributions that this is another shameless falsehood. Cambridge University had no links or role whatsoever in the conduct or certifying of WASC as at 1961. While it is true that Cambridge & London Universities started the organization & conduct of the WASC examinations, the Colonial Governments in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia established by Ordinances, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 1952. From 1952 WAEC, an independent body totally took over the conduct and certification of WASC. So in 1961, it was WAEC and not Cambridge University that conducted the exams purportedly taken by Pa BH. It had absolutely nothing to do with Cambridge and so any so-called "Cambridge printout" is a total forgery. (3) To make matters worse, the purported Cambridge printout from where the Katsina Ministry of Education/Secondary School obtained the data it published as the Statement of Results for Pa BH, contains the name of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua as a candidate for the WASC of 1961. Again this is complete and utter falsehood. Yar'Adua joined the Army in 1959 and by 1964 he had already graduated from Sandhurst in England. There was therefore no way he could have sat for the WASC with Pa BH in 1961 which is two years after he had already joined the Army. It is clear that Pa BH is not a man of honor; he built his entire career on falsehood and deceit. He is still thriving on deceiving Nigerians by pretending anti-corruption credentials while hobnobbing with some of the most corrupt & certificate forging Nigerians like Tinubu, Atiku, Amaechi, etc. Mentioning his name and anti-corruption in the same breath is a travesty. He swore to an affidavit on Oath that ALL his documents were with the Army. When the Army burst that lie from the pit of hell, he recanted and said he swore to that oath on an "assumption". He then proceeded to assume that his school has them and promised to get it from them. But alas, the school does not have a copy of the exact Statement that was allegedly issued to him by them in 1961; instead, they quickly forged another mockery of a document in January 2015 purportedly based on data from a fictitious "Cambridge printout". In doing this, the school did not bother to tell us why they did not do the normal thing in these circumstances; which is photocopy and certify the exact document they issued in 1961. But wait: has Pa BH offered any explanation as to why HE ALONE of all the Military personnel, serving and retired, is the only one whose originals & all copies were allegedly given to the Military? Even if he gave his originals to the Military, he was so daft that he did not at least make and keep copies? All other officers including those recruited in 1961 all have their documents with them. Today, my child from Southern Nigeria will score 200 marks in exams to the Unity Schools but will not be offered admission but the child from Katsina will score 10 and be admitted. The same applies for recruitment into the Military. It is through this corrupt-ridden quota system that the likes of Pa BH were recruited into the MIlitary based on mere recommendation without any certificate but their fellow country men who already had superior results were denied. APC supporters on this forum want us to leave this issue and discuss "more serious matters". The fact that their candidate is a deceiver whose entire career is built on forgery is not a serious issue to them. They parrot "change" and "anti-corruption" like a mantra but are only making a caricature, parody and mockery of themselves and their candidate. If Pa BH becomes President tomorrow (God forbid), merit will be thrown out of the window: favored cronies will get juicy appointments, contracts and patronage on mere recommendation while qualified compatriots will be told by the likes of Dr. Abayomi that certificates are not important. People will use affidavits in place of certificates to rise to the next level. THAT IS THE REAL "CHANGE" we will see with a government formed by Tinubu and acolytes. FOR APC, GENUINE CERTIFICATES ARE HARAM

This is really pathetic. So a paper on the letter-headed paper of the Katsina State Ministry of Education listing alleged subjects and scores of one MOHAMMED (not MUHAMMADU) Buhari with the picture of a 50 year old man now equals a WASC Certificate? APC is descending to the pits of ridicule. So, if the Lagos State Ministry of Education publishes a paper today setting out the alleged scores of an alleged candidate at the final exams of LASU, that candidate can present it for a job interview as his B.Sc Certificate from LASU? Go to Premium times or Vanguard to view the Oluwole/Toronto useless paper being celebrated by APC supporters. This is sick. So it is now "Mohammed" Buhari that we are talking about. Also, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua who joined the Army in 1959 is also stated to have taken the same exam with GMB in 1961, 2 years after he had already joined the Army? So he was in the Army & the Provincial School at the same time? Kai, there is Godooooooooo

MORNDEW:
Its hard quoting you. But please what is lie about Buhari certificate? That he said its with the millitary? Today he gave you his exam numbers.So how does one who had no certificate have exam number?. Let me remind u that this certificate issue might be a campaign Strategy.

If the above is the best someone of your obvious intelligence and education can come up with, then this is really pathetic; honestly, in the light of this offering by you, there is no point joining issues with you as you and people of your ilk have a set conviction which no argument, no matter how self-evident will alter. I can only say good luck to you and whatever agenda you advocate

It is obvious that the writer of this post is one of those dishonest people who delight in deceiving themselves. Self-deceit is the same thing affecting Buhari and no wonder they are birds of a feather. I will humor you by replying with three posts I wrote on this issue elsewhere on the blog; I hope it will help you appreciate the issues:

Dear Nigerians, whether we are supporters of APC or PDP, we should recognize the clear & present danger facing all of us and address it instead of talking inanities & cursing each other on this forum. With all that has transpired, it is clear that GMB lied about his certificates in his Nomination Form and even if he presents the certificate(s) tomorrow, it will not change anything. For sure, GMB will be disqualified by the Courts after the election must have held; if GEJ wins the election then no problem but if GMB wins & then is disqualified, that is where the big danger lies. THE COURTS ARE ON STRIKE NOW but not for ever; when they resume, they will have ONE QUESTION ONLY to consider: did GMB lie when he said the Originals of his Certificates are with the Military? If they find that he lied, then he is disqualified. The issue is not about whether he was educated up to WASC or has Masters Degree from War College, etc but SIMPLY whether or not he lied in his affidavit submitted to INEC. The military has come out to say that he lied as THEY DO NOT HAVE HIS CERTIFICATES whether Original or copies. In summary, the Military said: (1) GMB was admitted to the Army BEFORE he wrote his WASC exams based on recommendation letter from his Principal, (2) GMB later on, in the course of his Army career, filled forms indicating that he had subsequent to joining the Army passed his WASC with five distinctions including English, etc but that the WASC certificate whether Original or Certified True Copy was never produced to the Military for verification till this day & that no copy of it has ever been in their custody. (3) what is worrying is that GMB did not attach any copy of any Certificate to his Nomination Form as required by the AMENDED 2011 Electoral Act: not even his Pry 6 FSLC. So there is no evidence that he even has the Pry 6. If you go for a job interview today with only your B.Sc Certificate but without your FSLC or WASC, or giving ACCEPTABLE reason for not coming with those, you will be chased away: no one will ASSUME that since you have B.Sc, then you must have also obtained FSLC/WASC; you must bring proof that you have those as well; equally, if you seek admission for a Master's Program & produce only your Bachelor's results/Certificate but no FSLC/WASC, you will not be admitted. For the people making noise about EQUIVALENT Certificates, War College M.Sc, etc, you should note that GMB himself in his nomination Form never relied on Equivalent Certificate or M.Sc; he SPECIFICALLY relied on WASC/WAEC but did not produce any copy of it; instead he LIED that it is with the Military. That disqualifies him. I don't often comment hereon & would have been content to allow APC supporters continue to play the Ostrich and bury their heads in the sand, but my worry, which is what I want all of us to think about is what will happen to our nation if GMB wins but is then disqualified as will be bound to happen. Will we blame GEJ/PDP for what may transpire? Why? GMB still has the opportunity to save our country from unnecessary bloodshed/upheaval. As an elder Statesman, he should think long & hard on this issue. He should consider toeing the path of honor & resigning his Candidature as the Electoral laws allow so the APC can replace with a credible candidate with less baggage. That's my ten pence worth. Thank you. #PrayForNigeria

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED that this is all GMB came up with. This controversy has raged for over a month now & a press conference was arranged to put it to bed once & for all. Yet all we are told is that GMB "assumed" that ALL his certificates are with the Military. But the REAL QUESTION is why does GMB not have the originals or any copy of his certificates? As far as we know, every other Military Officer, whether serving or retired including those who joined the Army at the same time as GMB submitted only copies & still have their originals. Only GMB has ALL his documents in the custody of the Military. In his affidavit submitted to INEC, he never bothered to state the circumstances that led to this anomaly; now again in his press conference after a month of agitation, he again does not think that Nigerians deserve to know; instead different people throw out all sorts of speculations as to why he does not have it. Buhari should show respect to Nigerians he wants to be his subjects by coming clean on this issue once & for all; buying time and hoping it will go away will not work. First he assumed that his Certificates were with the Army until they came out to say his assumption was wrong as they do not have it; at today's press conference, he is again assuming the documents are with his old school; we will have to wait for their response to this latest ASSUMPTION.

I have said this severally that GMB is seriously embarrassing himself & our nation the more he continues to lie in order to cover up previous lies. At his press conference, he stated that he graduated from secondary school with classmates such as General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, former Chief of Staff. But this is a very CLEAR & BLATANT lie. Yar'Adua joined the Army in 1959 a full 2 years before Buhari claimed to have graduated. Just google YAR'ADUA or go to Wikipedia. What sort of calamity is this? We are now laughing stock in the eyes of the World. Please, the leadership of APC should put a stop to this charade. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

I have said this severally that GMB is seriously embarrassing himself & our nation the more he continues to lie in order to cover up previous lies. At his press conference, he stated that he graduated from secondary school with classmates such as General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, former Chief of Staff. But this is a very CLEAR & BLATANT lie. Yar'Adua joined the Army in 1959 a full 2 years before Buhari claimed to have graduated. Just google YAR'ADUA or go to Wikipedia. What sort of calamity is this? We are now laughing stock in the eyes of the World. Please, the leadership of APC should put a stop to this charade. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED that this is all GMB came up with. This controversy has raged for over a month now & a press conference was arranged to put it to bed once & for all. Yet all we are told is that GMB "assumed" that ALL his certificates are with the Military. But the REAL QUESTION is why does GMB not have the originals or any copy of his certificates? As far as we know, every other Military Officer, whether serving or retired including those who joined the Army at the same time as GMB submitted only copies & still have their originals. Only GMB has ALL his documents in the custody of the Military. In his affidavit submitted to INEC, he never bothered to state the circumstances that led to this anomaly; now again in his press conference after a month of agitation, he again does not think that Nigerians deserve to know; instead different people throw out all sorts of speculations as to why he does not have it. Buhari should show respect to Nigerians he wants to be his subjects by coming clean on this issue once & for all; buying time and hoping it will go away will not work. First he assumed that his Certificates were with the Army until they came out to say his assumption was wrong as they do not have it; at today's press conference, he is again assuming the documents are with his old school; we will have to wait for their response to this latest ASSUMPTION.

Dear Nigerians, whether we are supporters of APC or PDP, we should recognize the clear & present danger facing all of us and address it instead of talking inanities & cursing each other on this forum. With all that has transpired, it is clear that GMB lied about his certificates in his Nomination Form and even if he presents the certificate(s) tomorrow, it will not change anything. For sure, GMB will be disqualified by the Courts after the election must have held; if GEJ wins the election then no problem but if GMB wins & then is disqualified, that is where the big danger lies. THE COURTS ARE ON STRIKE NOW but not for ever; when they resume, they will have ONE QUESTION ONLY to consider: did GMB lie when he said the Originals of his Certificates are with the Military? If they find that he lied, then he is disqualified. The issue is not about whether he was educated up to WASC or has Masters Degree from War College, etc but SIMPLY whether or not he lied in his affidavit submitted to INEC. The military has come out to say that he lied as THEY DO NOT HAVE HIS CERTIFICATES whether Original or copies. In summary, the Military said: (1) GMB was admitted to the Army BEFORE he wrote his WASC exams based on recommendation letter from his Principal, (2) GMB later on, in the course of his Army career, filled forms indicating that he had subsequent to joining the Army passed his WASC with five distinctions including English, etc but that the WASC certificate whether Original or Certified True Copy was never produced to the Military for verification till this day & that no copy of it has ever been in their custody. (3) what is worrying is that GMB did not attach any copy of any Certificate to his Nomination Form as required by the AMENDED 2011 Electoral Act: not even his Pry 6 FSLC. So there is no evidence that he even has the Pry 6. If you go for a job interview today with only your B.Sc Certificate but without your FSLC or WASC, or giving ACCEPTABLE reason for not coming with those, you will be chased away: no one will ASSUME that since you have B.Sc, then you must have also obtained FSLC/WASC; you must bring proof that you have those as well; equally, if you seek admission for a Master's Program & produce only your Bachelor's results/Certificate but no FSLC/WASC, you will not be admitted. For the people making noise about EQUIVALENT Certificates, War College M.Sc, etc, you should note that GMB himself in his nomination Form never relied on Equivalent Certificate or M.Sc; he SPECIFICALLY relied on WASC/WAEC but did not produce any copy of it; instead he LIED that it is with the Military. That disqualifies him. I don't often comment hereon & would have been content to allow APC supporters continue to play the Ostrich and bury their heads in the sand, but my worry, which is what I want all of us to think about is what will happen to our nation if GMB wins but is then disqualified as will be bound to happen. Will we blame GEJ/PDP for what may transpire? Why? GMB still has the opportunity to save our country from unnecessary bloodshed/upheaval. As an elder Statesman, he should think long & hard on this issue. He should consider toeing the path of honor & resigning his Candidature as the Electoral laws allow so the APC can replace with a credible candidate with less baggage. That's my ten pence worth. Thank you. #PrayForNigeria

I will repeat the post I made yesterday here under but before I do, let me ask: has GMB submitted the original or indeed any copy of the "M.Sc" allegedly obtained from the U.S. War College to INEC? Is the submission to be made by law on Nairaland or pages of newspapers & social media? Did he mention having such certificate in his Affidavit which is the only evidence yet submitted by him to INEC? Why did Dr. Abayomi not simply refer to the existence of equivalent or higher certificates than WASC instead of giving us analogy of someone who was dismissed and could not take certifying exams for raping the daughter of his teacher? As someone has demonstrated above by adding Abubakar Shekau's name to the list, plaques like this can be easily altered, photoshopped or forged. What is required is a Certificate & not picture of a plaque. That this kind of gimmick has become necessary at all tells you something is wrong somewhere. After all, someone whose name is on that plaque, assuming it is authentic, which is doubtful, could still be denied the "M.Sc" for raping the wife of one of the Faculty.
My word of advice to APC faithful is to take this crises seriously instead of the frivolity I see them displaying on this forum. Yes it is a serious crises. You gain nothing by cursing the PDP or Jonathan because they have no hand in this issue; it is a Constitutional matter and not to be joked with. Those saying this issue is rubbish and they will still vote GMB should note that he may not be on the ballot on Feb. 14 if the needful is not done or even if he is; his candidacy may be subsequently invalidated and heavens will not fall. Don't joke with the PDP; as we speak they are probably already quietly putting their strategy in place; in a game as dicey and important as this, you don't leave unnecessary loopholes. What are the facts?
(1) The Constitution has laid down a Minimum qualification to contest. That qualification is Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent. It is the Constitution that requires this not PDP or "Jonathanians"; so frothing at the mouth & cursing "corrupt" PDP sympathizers is really an exercise in futility and idiotic. The EVIDENCE of any educational qualification or its EQUIVALENT is the Certificate. Note, we are dealing with Constitution here; hence law. In law Evidence is EVERYTHING. A Court of Law looks at nothing else other than "the evidence before it". For instance, no one doubts that Fashola is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and this is general Knowledge but if that issue becomes subject of dispute tomorrow, the Court will not rule based on the general and accepted knowledge, or the hysteria on Nairaland, but on the evidence before it, which is the SAN certificate or any other acceptable evidence of the conferment. Even if the Judge was present at the conferment ceremony & witnessed it & saw the certificate being handed over to him but Fashola fails to present acceptable evidence of the certificate DURING THE TRIAL, the Judge is bound to hold that no such evidence of conferment of SAN on Fashola was adduced before it and reach a decision accordingly. In this case the Electoral Act mandates COMPULSORILY that evidence of qualification MUST be shown to INEC within the stipulated time.
(2) The Constitution having prescribed a minimum Qualification, it is the duty of a Candidate to procure evidence before INEC that s/he meets such qualification. It is not the duty of INEC or the Army to enter the arena of conflict and start canvassing whether someone is qualified or not; I am therefore amazed at the mindless curses being rained on INEC & the Army. It is the sole duty of GMB to produce evidence that he meets the minimum requirements; if he does not provide such evidence or procure CREDIBLE evidence why he could not, then the presumption in law is that he does not satisfy the Constitutional requirements to contest the election & so there is the very real danger and possibility of his being disqualified either before or after the election. As an aside, those saying PDP and their supporters should go to Court or go "hug a transformer", etc should know that PDP has gifted strategists; PDP that I know will prefer not to do anything now until the period for substitution of candidates has elapsed, thus leaving APC with no VALID candidate; if they act too soon, APC may recognize the danger, persuade GMB to resign and substitute him with another candidate who can still give PDP a stiff fight.
(3) APC supporters have made several very weak arguments that are childish. They claim that GMB has attended several top Military Schools and courses some of whose certificates are equivalent to Master's Degree. The problem is that GMB did not refer to any of these in his affidavit. What people claim on social media has absolutely no bearing on the evidence required. What GMB said is that ALL his credentials are with the Military Board without even listing what they are. So for all we know it could be only his nusery school certificate or FSLC that is with the Military. He ought to have listed all his qualifications in the Affidavit and specify those which are equivalent to or above the minimum required but that was not done. Whatever he says he has was averred to be with the Military. But the Military has issued a statement denying that they keep the originals of any officers' certificates. They say that what they have is service records and that in any event anyone who wants to obtain a copy of what they have can apply and they would oblige. The BIG question is: if GMB indeed has any certificates in possession of the Military from which he retired about 30 years ago, why did he not apply to have at least the copy? And if they refused to oblige him that fact would be averred in his affidavit? Is it conceivable that anyone submits his originals to his employers & does not have a single copy anywhere at all? Why is it that of all the thousands of other officers that have served and still serving in the Military, it is only GMB whose original certificates were retained by the Military since all others affirm that they have always had theirs? Note also that the Military statement did not refer specifically to GMB; they only spoke in General terms to the effect that: they do not retain any officer's original certificates but that they have service records of all officers and that they can supply copies of WHAT THEY HAVE upon application. So if the required certificates of GMB never existed and is not with the military, how does this statement help GMB? Thus if all they have is FSLC for instance, it is only that copy they can give upon application. It does not also help when GMB's supporters ask how he could have attained all the lofty positions he held and be Head of State if he did not have minimum of School Certificate, etc. A Court does not deal with speculation; that is common knowledge. As stated earlier, a Court is interested only in EVIDENCE. That evidence must first be presented to INEC under the electoral laws not to Nairaland or other body; and so if at the close of the stipulated period, evidence of GMB having attained the minimum qualification is not before INEC, then he is standing on very slippery grounds. I say this in case he has the Certificate but he is holding on to it to produce at his leisure. There are strict legal regulations as to form, whom, when and how the evidence is to be adduced. Don't joke with technicalities of law and believe me, a huge Legal battle is already shaping up and it won't look good for GMB and APC.
(3) Statements by Dr. Abayomi and others on behalf of APC are not helpful; they seem not to appreciate the gravity of the matter. Moreover, the very regrettable analogy of someone who raped a teacher's daughter and thus expelled and stopped from taking the certification exams is very unfortunate on such issue of National importance. Also, Dr. Abayomi's asssertion that certificates are not necessary to prove academic qualifications left me dazed and my jaw hit the floor and stayed there for several minutes. If this is the quality of Legal and other Advice GMB receives, then he is in deep trouble. It is incredible that Dr. Abayomi who claimed that they issued GMB with a Certificate after they screened him to show that he passed the screening exercise now turns around to tell us that certificates are not required under the Law to prove qualification. Maybe that is why they are showing suspicious looking plaques instead of certificates to prove M.Sc degree.
(4) Self deceit is a big problem. Any APC supporter who does not see the looming danger and treat it with the seriousness it deserves is simply living in blissful ignorance.

My word of advice to APC faithful is to take this crises seriously instead of the frivolity I see them displaying on this forum. Yes it is a serious crises. You gain nothing by cursing the PDP or Jonathan because they have no hand in this issue; it is a Constitutional matter and not to be joked with. Those saying this issue is rubbish and they will still vote GMB should note that he may not be on the ballot if the needful is not done or even if he is; his candidacy may be subsequently invalidated and heavens will not fall. Don't joke with the PDP; as we speak they are probably already quietly putting their strategy in place; in a game as dicey and important as this, you don't leave unnecessary loopholes. What are the facts?
(1) The Constitution has laid down a Minimum qualification to contest. That qualification is Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent. It is the Constitution that requires this not PDP or "Jonathanians"; so frothing at the mouth & cursing "corrupt" PDP sympathizes is really an exercise in futility and idiotic. The EVIDENCE of any educational qualification or its EQUIVALENT is the Certificate. Note, we are dealing with Constitution here; hence law. In law Evidence is EVERYTHING. A Court of Law looks at nothing else other than "the evidence before it". For instance, no one doubts that Fashola is a Senior Advicate of Nigeria (SAN) and this is general Knowledge but if that issue becomes subject of dispute tomorrow, the Court will not rule based on the general and accepted knowledge but on the evidence before it, which is the SAN certificate or any other acceptable evidence of the conferment. Even if the Judge was present at the conferment but Fashola fails to present acceptable evidence, the Judge is blue to hold that no such evidence of conferment of SAN on Fashola was adduced before it and reach a decision accordingly.
(2) The Constitution having prescribed a minimum Qualification, it is the duty of a Candidate to procure evidence before INEC that s/he meets such qualification. It is not the duty of INEC or the Army to enter the arena of conflict and start canvassing whether someone is qualified or not; I am therefore amazed at the mindless curses being rained on INEC & the Army. It is the sole duty of GMB to produce evidence that he meets the minimum requirements; if he does not provide such evidence or procure CREDIBLE evidence why he could not, then the presumption in law is that he does not satisfy the Constitutional requirements to contest the election & so there is the very real danger and possibility of his being disqualified either before or after the election. As an aside those saying PDP and their supporters should go to Court or go hug a transformer, etc should know that PDP has gifted strategists; PDP that I know will prefer not to do anything now until the period for substitution of candidates has elapsed this leaving APC with no VALID candidate; if the act too soon, APC may recognize the danger, persuade GMB to resign and substitute him with another candidate who can still give PDP a stiff fight.
(3) APC supporters have made several very weak arguments that are childish. They claim that GMBH has attended several top Military Schools and courses some of whose certificates are equivalent to Master's Degree. The problem is that GMB did not refer to any of these in his affidavit. What people claim on social media has absolutely no bearing on the evidence required. All that GMB said is that ALL his credentials are with the Military Board without even listing what they are. So for all we know it could be only his nusery school certificate or FSLC that is with the Military. He ought to have listed all his qualifications I the Affidavit and specify those which are equivalent to or above the minimum required but that was not done. Whatever he says he has was averted to be with the Military. But the Military has issued a statement denying that they keep the originals of any officers' certificates. They say that what they have is service records and that in any event anyone who wants to obtain a copy of what they have can apply and they would oblige. The BIG question is: if GMB indeed has any certificates in possession of the Military from which he retired about 30 years ago, why did he not apply t have at least the copy? And if they refused to oblige him that fact would be averred in his affidavit? Is it conceivable that anyone submits his originals to his employers? Why is it that of the thousands of other officers that have served and still serving in the Military, it is only GMB whose original certificates were retained by the Military since all others affirm that they have always had theirs? Note also that the Military statement did not refer specifically to GMB; they only spoke in General terms to the effect that: they do not retain any officer's original certificates but that they have service records of all officers and that they can supply copies of WHAT THEY HAVE upon application. So if the required certificates of GMB never existed and is not with them, how does this statement help GMB. Thus if all they have is FSLC for instance, it is only that copy they can give upon application. It does not also help when GMB's supporters ask how he could have attained all the lofty positions he held and be Head of State if he did not have minimum of School Certificate, etc. A Court does not deal with speculation; that is common knowledge. As stated earlier, a Court is interested only in EVIDENCE. That evidence must first be presented to INEC under the electoral laws not to Nairaland or other body; and so if at the close of the stipulated period, evidence of GMB having attained the minimum qualification is not before INEC, then he is standing on very slippery grounds. I say this in case he has the Certificate but he is holding on to it to produce at his leisure. There are strict legal regulations as to form, whom, when and how the evidence is to be adduced. Don't joke with technicalities of law and believe me, a huge Legal battle is already shaping up and it won't look good for GMB and APC.
(3) Statements by Dr. Abayomi and others on behalf of APC are not helpful; they seem not to appreciate the gravity of the matter. Moreover, the very regrettable analogy of someone who raped a teacher's daughter and thus expelled and stopped from taking the certification exams is very unfortunate on such issue of National importance. Also, Dr. Abayomi's asssertion that certificates are not necessary to prove academic qualifications left me dazed and my jaw hit the floor and stayed there for several minutes. If this is the quality of Legal and other Advice GMB receives, then he is in deep trouble. It is incredible that Dr. Abayomi who claimed that they issued GMB with a Certificate of Clearance after they screened him now turns around to tell us that certificates are not required under the Law to prove qualification.
(4) Self deceit is a big problem. Any APC supporter who does not see the looming danger and treat it with the seriousness it deserves is simply living in blissful ignorance [color=#990000][/color]