Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has addressed speculations about his secondary school certificate.
Atiku clarified this through his media aide, Chief Dele Momodu, who explained a discrepancy in his secondary school certificate.
This clarification was deemed necessary due to allegations of forgery by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Specifically, some questioned the name “Sadiq Abubakar” on Atiku’s WAEC certificate compared to his other credentials.
Momodu said he forwarded these accusations to Atiku, who provided an explanation for the discrepancy.
He wrote, “The APC busybodies have been bombarding me with allegations of forgery against my Principal, Ahaji Atiku Abubakar (GCON), which I immediately forwarded to him and here is his copious response: ‘Yes I used Sadiq Abubakar to sit for my WAEC and after passing my exams I went to swear an affidavit to say I am the same person as Atiku Abubakar.
“I went to ABU as Atiku Abubakar and passed my Exams as Atiku Abubakar. Interviewed as Atiku Abubakar by the Federal Civil Service Commission and hired into the Customs Service as Atiku Abubakar. So where is forgery there?’ – Atiku Abubakar.
“Can the APC social media bullies forward the deluge of questions in circulation to their boss and get instant and direct response? he queried.