Good Morning, Gentlemen of the Press.
I only consented to address you this morning because of the
genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning Nigerians
that that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what
it is - sheer mischief and would not have considered it an issue worth the
Nation's while.
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
we are now told that although a record of the result is available, there are no
copies of the certificates in my personal file.
This is why I formally requested my old school, the
Provincial Secondary School, Katsina [Which is now known as Government College,
Katsina] to make available the school's copy of the result of the
Cambridge/West African School Certificate. This will be made available
to the Press the moment this is available.
However, before we obtain that, let me say for the record
that I attended Provincial Secondary School, Katsina. I graduated in 1961
with many prominent Nigerians, including General Shehu Yar'Adua, former chief
of staff at the Supreme Headquarters, and Justice Umaru Abdullahi, a
former President of the Court of Appeal. We sat for the University of
Cambridge/WASC Examination together in 1961, the year we graduated.
My examination number was 8280002, and I passed the
examination in the Second Division. And although the ruling party may
want to wish this away, the issue in this campaign cannot be my certificate
which I obtained 53 years ago. The issues are the scandalous level of
unemployment of millions of our young people, the state of insecurity, the
pervasive official corruption which has impoverished our people and the lack of
concern of the government of anything other than the retention of power
at all costs.
Thank you very much.
General Muhammadu Buhari
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