The argument over educational qualification between President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar is far from over as the president claims his secondary school certificate has more weight than the former vice president’s diploma.
Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had alleged, among others, that Buhari gave false information about his school certificate in the Form CF001, which he submitted to INEC.
They had alleged that Buhari did not possess secondary school certificate he laid claim to in the form.
However, in his counter-accusation against Atiku’s claim , Buhari dared Atiku to produce his “educational certificates, indicating the schools attended by him, with dates,” before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
In a reply filed on his behalf on Wednesday by his lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the President said he possessed more than the constitutionally required educational qualifications to contest the election.
Buhari said it was Atiku who lacked the required educational qualification and challenged him to contradict the assertion with proof.
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He claimed to be “head and shoulder above” Atiku in terms of educational qualifications, trainings and courses attended, both within and outside Nigeria.
He also said he surpassed Atiku in terms of acquisition of knowledge, certificates, laurels, medals and experience.