Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for an independent verification of certificates of all members of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.
Mr Tinubu did not mention the other name of his schoolmate. However, he said Mr Alex is a successful Belarusian businessman.
The Nigerian president said he obtained a secondary school certificate in 1970. A civic group has retained an American law firm to test that assertion.
Efforts to combat the menace of fake certificates by Mr Tinubu’s government come despite lingering controversies on the president’s Chicago State University certificate.
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“The allegations of forged certificates not only lack concrete evidence but also undermine the spirit of democracy and fair political discourse that we hold dear.”
While ignoring his certificate forgery issue raised by Mr Abubakar, Mr Tinubu called the opposition candidate a hypocrite, saying Mr Abubakar is one of Africa’s worst kleptocrats.
The former transport minister’s cryptic charge comes amid the certificate forgery scandal of President Bola Tinubu.
The aviation minister lauded the apex court for what he termed as “courageous ruling” despite “abuses” from supporters of Messrs Abubakar and Obi.
The apex court on Thursday affirmed Mr Tinubu’s victory, rejecting fresh evidence of certificate forgery tendered before it by Atiku Abubakar.
