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 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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