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2027 presidency: No primary or secondary education record – Tinubu’s academic qualification sparks fresh debate
['Afolabi Hakim']
WITHIN NIGERIA
However, the documents submitted by President Tinubu have attracted attention from the public, sparking fresh debate that is unmistakably reminiscent of the controversy that characterised his candidacy in 2023.
The exclusion of Tinubu’s primary and secondary school qualifications from his academic credentials has reignited fierce debate, once again bringing to the fore the contestations and legal battle that exemplified the 2023 presidential election.
“It is surprising because we all know that you cannot get a university certificate without primary and secondary school certificates, which are prerequisites,” he told Daily Trust.
He said, “So long as the Electoral Act does not make the submission of the primary and secondary school certificates mandatory, I do not see any legal infraction.”
I took my time to study what was obtainable in the United States in the 70s; I now realised that you don’t need a secondary school certificate to contest for elections.