Buhari Doesn’t Need WAEC Certificate To Contest In 2019 –Barrister Adegboruwa
Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, a lawyer and human rights activist, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is qualified to contest the presidential election in 2019. He said the hues and cries over his eligibility having failed to publicly present his WAEC certificate was needless. A statement by Adegboruwa on Monday noted that section 131, of the 1999 Constitution provided that a person is qualified for election to the office of President if “he is a citizen of Nigeria; He has attained the age of forty years; He is a member of a political party and he is sponsored by that political party; He has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent.” He said: “In my humble view, Gen Buhari has met all the above requirements. “Under and by virtue of section 318 (1) of the Constitution: “School Certificate or its equivalent” means- a. a Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent, or Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, the City and Guilds Certificate; or b. education up