Just In: “I Used Sadiq Abubakar To Sit for My WAEC”: Atiku Reacts to Certificate Forgery Allegations
- The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 polls, Atiku Abubakar, has been accused of certificate forgery
- This allegation was linked to his secondary school certificate, which carries a different name from the original name he is known for
- Meanwhile, Atiku did not outrightly deny the claims but noted he swore an affidavit to change his name from Sadiq to Atiku
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to allegations that he forged his secondary school certificate with the name “Sadiq Abubakar” in his O’level’ certificate.
Atiku confirmed that his O’level’ carried the name “Sadiq Abubakar” but swore an affidavit after he passed his exam to change his name.
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Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the PDP, confirmed Atiku’s’ response via a social media post on Tuesday, October 10.
His post 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 Abuakar 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."
Atiku seeks court approval to present CSU document as evidence
Meanwhile, Atiku recently filed an appeal before the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict of the Presidential election petition tribunal.
Similarly, Atiku is seeking the approval of the apex court to present the documents he obtained from the Chicago State University (CSU) as evidence against President Bola Tinubu, whom he accused of forging the certificate he gave to the electoral body in the build-up to the 2023 presidential polls.
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In another report, the former minister of sports and youth, Solomon Dalung, cleared the air on why he posted his academic records on his social media pages.
Dalung dispelled the rumours that he posted his certificate to taunt President Bola Tinubu.
According to the ex-minister, it was a way of clearing his name and showing he does not flaunt fake certificates.
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