The results, obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES
Wednesday, confirm Mr. Buhari’s claim that he
undertook the University of Cambridge West African
School Certificate Examinations and obtained five
credits in English Language, Geography, Hausa
Language, History, and Health Science
Government College, formerly Provincial Secondary School, Katsina,
which Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives
Congress presidential candidate, graduated from in
1961, has released Mr. Buhari’s secondary school
certificate examination results, credible online news
platform, Premium Times, is reporting.
The results, obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES
Wednesday, confirm Mr. Buhari’s claim that he
undertook the University of Cambridge West African
School Certificate Examinations and obtained five
credits in English Language, Geography, Hausa
Language, History, and Health Science.
PREMIUM TIMES obtained the computer printout from
Cambridge University as well as a statement of result,
signed by the current principal of Katsina College, dated
January 21, 2015.
The results show that Mr. Buhari, a former military head
of state, failed in Mathematics and Woodwork, and had
a pass in Literature in English.
The examination centre number was 8280, while Mr.
Buhari’s candidate number was 002.
The statement of results is printed on the letter head
paper of the Katsina State Ministry of Education, and it
shows that the examination took place in 1961.
The Cambridge print out also shows the result of 17
other candidates at the centre, including Shehu
Yar’adua, a former Chief of Staff, Supreme
Headquarters.
Controversy over Mr. Buhari’s result escalated Tuesday
after the Nigerian Army, which had earlier admitted to
having copies of his certificate, reversed itself, saying it
could not even attest to the details listed in his records.
The spokesperson of the Army, Olajide Laleye, said
“Neither the original copy, certified true copy (CTC) nor
statement of result of Major-.Gen. Mohammadu
Buhari‘s WASC result is in his personal file.”
He said while it is the practice in the Nigerian Army that
before candidates are shortlisted for commissioning
into the officers’ cadre of the service, the selection
board verifies the original copies of credentials as
presented, “There is no available record to show that
this process was followed in the 1960s.”
The military’s comments came after the retired general
had said that his lost copies of results were with the
Army, an explanation he gave ahead of elections
February 14.
Premium Times.
