Top politicians in the web of alleged certificate scandal

Controversies over forged (or missing) certificates have become a recurring theme in Nigeria’s political scene since 1999 when the country returned to

Several high-profile politicians, both in elective and appointive positions, have been caught in the storm of forged certificates. Not all allegations resulted in proven cases of certificate forgery, however. Consequently, some cases were dismissed in court due to a lack of evidence. A few others were rightly found guilty of this shenanigan.

He claimed to have a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, when actually what he obtained was a diploma.He was also kicked out of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, after faking credentials to earn admission into the institution. Thus, he had no opportunity to participate in the compulsory National Youth Service Corps .

The controversy died down only when the West African Examination Council, WAEC, issued an “attestation certificate” to the president, confirming that Buhari had indeed obtained a secondary school certificate from the examination body in 1961.The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was in the news for not presenting his academic certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission before the 2023 presidential election.

Adeleke was accused and charged before the Osogbo High Court by two members of his party, Rasheed Olabayo and Oluwaseun Idowu, for allegedly falsifying his West African Senior School Certificate Examination results and secondary school testimonial. DAILY POST recalls that a panel of justices led by Mary Odili had asked INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Lyon and reissue another to the candidate with the second highest number of votes.

The Supreme Court affirmed that Abah had forged the Ordinary National Diploma certificate purportedly issued in 1985 by the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State.

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