Dino Melaye did not get a degree from Harvard - Report
- Senator Dino Melaye claimed he has a degree from Harvard University
- According to report, the university denied this
- It was reported he only did a one-week course
Harvard has responded to claim by Senator Dino Melaye that he has a degree from the institution.
The Senator is currently facing a scandal after it was reported that he did not graduate from the Ahmadu Bello University as he claimed.
Senator Ali Ndume had raised a point of order asking the Senate to probe the allegation that Melaye did not graduate from ABU has claimed.
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In response, Melaye had lashed out at the Senator saying not only did he graduate from Abu but claimed he also has a degree from Harvard.
He had said: “I and here to respond to the issue raised by the Boko Haram suspect (and) senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ali Ndume. I want to say, to me, it is a welcome development. Democracy is about investigation and no senator is above investigation. To me, it is a welcome development and it will finally clear the air on all the malicious and vindictive allegations.
“To say that I did not graduate from ABU is to say that I am not a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ABU is a very prestigious university in this country and it is not possible for one to be running a master’s programme in the university when one did not graduate from a university. I have successfully completed one and I am doing the second one.
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“I want to announce that this is the eighth degree that I am pursuing. I am also a graduate of University of Abuja, where I did Masters in Policy Analysis. I am a graduate of London School of Economics and Political Science. I am also a graduate of Harvard University. The course I am pursuing now will make it my eighth degree.”
According to Sahar Reporters, Melaye did not get a degree from Harvard but only did a one-week development court in 2016.
"Contrary to claims by @dino_melaye that he acquired academic degree at @Harvard the university said there was nothing like that
"@Harvard's Kennedy School Executive Education said @dino_melaye only attended a professional dev course that lasted 1 week in 2016."
Source: Legit.ng
