Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the allegation that his West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) certificate bore a different name to his own.
The former vice president’s clarification came via one of his aides, Dele Momodu, in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday.
According to Momodu, it was necessary to set the records straight following allegations of forgery against Atiku by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Momodu said that some members of the APC had challenged the name ”Sadiq Abubakar” in Atiku’s WAEC certificate.
He said the allegation made him reach out to Atiku to speak about the discrepancy.
Momodu’s statement on X reads, “The APC busybodies have been bombarding me with allegations of forgery against my Principal, ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR (GCON) which I immediately forwarded to him and here is his copious response: “Yes I used Sadiq Abubakar to sit for my WAEC and after passing my exams I went to swear an affidavit to say I am the same person as ATIKU Abubakar. 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
“CAN THE APC social media bullies forward the deluge of questions in circulation to their boss and get instant and direct response…
I SALUTE ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR…”
