Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed speculations surrounding his secondary school certificate.
Atiku, who spoke through one of his media aides, Chief Dele Momodu, clarified what appeared to be a discrepancy in his secondary school certificate.
Momodu, gave the clarification in a post on his X handle on Tuesday.
He explained that the clarification became necessary following allegations of forgery against Atiku by members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He noted that some members of the ruling party had questioned the name “Sadiq Abubakar” in Atiku’s WAEC certificate as against his other credentials.
Momodu said he forwarded the accusations to the former vice president, who also provided an answer for the discrepancy.
He noted that Atiku had used the name “Sadiq Abubakar” to sit for his WAEC exams after which he swore an affidavit to say that he was the same person as Atiku Abubakar.
Also in his words, “Can the APC social media bullies forward the deluge of questions in circulation to their boss and get an instant and direct response?
“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.
