CSU Saga: Buhari’s Minister Speaks on Posting Credentials Online: “I Didn’t Do It To Taunt Tinubu”
- The former minister of sports and youth has cleared the air on the reason behind posting his academic records on his social media pages
- Solomon Dalung dispelled the rumours that he posted his certificate just to taunt President Bola Tinubu
- According to the ex-minister, it was a way of clearing his own name and showing he does not flaunt fake certificates
FCT, Abuja - A former minister of youths and sports development, Solomon Dalung, has maintained that he shared his certificates online to clarify he had authentic academic records.
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Why Dalung shared his certificates online
Dalung, who served under the government of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that his action was not to jeer President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as claimed in some quarters but to dispel any suspicions of him having fake credentials.
He made this disclosure during an interview on Channels TV's Sunrise Daily program that was aired on Tuesday morning, October 10.
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Speaking on the main reason he shared his certificates online, he said:
"Yes, I surrendered my credentials for public scrutiny because currently there is a very serious national and international brouhaha about the issue of academic credentials of Nigerians.
"The president is involved, political allies are going from one court to the other, in America and in Nigeria about credentials.
"Now, what is going on has placed every Nigerian with a certificate under suspects. So, I have also put my own, if anybody is not satisfied, they can also go to court, they can call the University of Jos, to release my transcript."
When asked if he was trying to poke fun at the president, Dalung replied:
"No. I have a lot of respect for President Tinubu. I don't envy him with whatever he is going through at the moment but I think it is being mismanaged by his handlers.
"Those who are creating more problems for the president on this issue are his handlers. The more they talk, they introduce new issues that people capitalise on to add more burden to the president."
"This affects the president directly, why are some people speaking for him, Dalung queried?
Watch Dalung's full interview below:
Dalung shades Tinubu over certificate forgery
In a recent report, Dalung shared his academic certificates on social media. Many saw it as him making fun of President Bola Tinubu following his ordeal with forgery.
Taking to his known X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, October 7, Dalung bragged about being an old student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS).
Atiku reacts to certificate forgery allegations
In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar responded to allegations that he forged his secondary school certificate with the name "Sadiq Abubakar" in his O'level certificate.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, confirmed that his O'level carried the name "Sadiq Abubakar" but swore an affidavit after he passed his exam to change his name.
Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the PDP, confirmed Atiku's response via a social media post on Tuesday, October 10.
Source: Legit.ng
