Buhari doesn't need WAEC certificate to be President , says Festus Keyamo

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Buhari doesn’t need WAEC certificate to be President , says Festus Keyamo

By Steve Oko

As the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s West African Examination Certificate has refused to abate, the Director, Strategic Communications of President Muhammadu Buhari, 2019 presidential campaign, (Official spokesperson), Festus Keyamo, SAN, has explained that somebody does not need a WAEC certificate to become President in Nigeria.

According to Keyamo, Section 318 of the 1999 Constitution defines “School Certificate or its equivalent” to mean primary 6 School Leaving Certificate plus the ability to just speak, write, understand and communicate in English language to the satisfaction of INEC.

He said that “no WAEC certificate is needed” to become President in Nigeria.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria argued that “if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of time, by the provisions of the constitution, you do not even need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria.”

Continuing he said :“By the definition of “School Certificate or its equivalent” in section 318 of the 1999 constitution, you don’t need a WAEC certificate to become President or Governor, but if you present a FORGED WAEC or other certificate to INEC for any office you will be disqualified.

“Forgery occurs when the supposed author of a document denies ever making it or denies its authenticity. WAEC has confirmed the authenticity of PMB’s certificate by issuing an attestation of it. Case closed.In #OsunCaseScenario WAEC has denied the authenticity. See the difference?

“Let me end my free lecture series by saying that the crux of the matter is that if you don’t have a WAEC certificate, there’s no need to go ahead & forge one in a bid to be Governor or President. You can still be qualified, regardless. That’s the mistake made in #OsunCaseScenario.

“It becomes extremely foolish for anybody who is not statutorily empowered to issue WAEC certificates to come and challenge the body that has the statutory power to issue certificates.”

Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media have accused Keyamo of double standard in his position over Buhari’s WAEC saga, challenging him to present his principal’s certificate instead of dissipating energy in defending him.

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