Ahead of the 2015 general elections,
Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has told the Independent National
Electoral
Commission that his Bachelors and Masters degrees certificates
in Architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have been
consumed by fire.
Sambo, who is the Vice Presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, made the declaration in the
documents he filed with INEC and displayed on the commission’s office in
Abuja although the details of the fire that consumed the certificates
were not given.
Sambo’s papers were received and stamped in INEC headquarters between December 10 and 18, 2014.
The VP’s declaration was validated by two letters from the ABU, a copy of which was obtained by The PUNCH on Sunday.
The first letter, signed by one Alhassan
Garba for the institution’s registrar under the title, “To Whom it may
Concern: Mohammed Namani Sambo,” read, “I certify that the above-named
person having completed an approved course of study and passed the
prescribed examinations was awarded the Bachelor of Science
(Architecture) with Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in 1976 by the
Senate of this University. His original certificate got burnt. Please
treat his case in view of this certification. Thank you.”
The second letter, also signed by Garba
for the ABU registrar, read, “I certify that the above-named person
having completed an approved course of study and passed the prescribed
examinations was awarded the Master of Science (Architecture) on May 25,
1978 by the Senate of this University. His original certificate got
burnt. Please treat his case in view of this certification. Thank you.”
Meanwhile, indications have emerged that only 13 political parties would field presidential candidates in the 2015 elections.
The parties and their candidates are the
People Democratic Party, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; the All Progressives
Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); Action Alliance, Tunde
Anifowose-Kelani; Kowa Party, Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya; United Progressives
Party; Chief Chekwas Okorie; and National Conscience Party, Chief
Martin Onovo.
Others are African Democratic Congress,
Dr. Ibrahim Nani; United Democratic Party, Godson Okoye; Alliance for
Democracy, Rafiu Salau; Peoples Party of Nigeria, Kelvin Alagoa; Allied
Congress Party of Nigeria, Alhaji Ganiyu Oseni; African Peoples
Alliance, Alhaji Adebayo Ayeni; and Hope Democratic Party, Ambrose
Owuru.
Source:Punch Newspaper.
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