Having a President with no certificate is like glorifying illiteracy — Bishop Chukwuma

President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate Saga is still very much the talk of the town since it first became an issue as far back as during Jonathan's term in office. And just when Nigerians thought the issue would finally be laid to rest at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the Tribunal's ruling seem to have taken the issue to a whole new level.



Adding his voice no the issue is the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastic Province of the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma.

The bishop while speaking with journalists at the weekend in Enugu after officiating a religious programme, tagged: “Breakfast with the Lord” at the Enugu Sports Club, organized by the former Chairman of the sports club, Chief Ben Etiaba, to mark his 56th birthday, said it is unfortunate that a nation filled with intelligent and certificated individuals, is being ruled by an uncertificated President.


He said students need a role model especially someone occupying the number one office in the country. The qualifications of the President should motivate students into valuing education instead of glorifying illiteracy like what the country is currently doing. He also called for a constitutional review in other to address the issues of having uncertificated leaders in power.




He said, “Although, there is a lacuna in the constitution, the constitution should be reviewed; it should be specific that the person running for president of the country must have a specified certificate. It shouldn’t be ambiguous.

“Buhari should be charged for forgery because if he says he has no certificate, where did they get the certificate presented to him in Aso Rock some time ago? This is forgery and plagiarism.



“I think another case should rise up from that because the President forged a certificate which was presented to him in Aso Rock. So, that certificate should be taken as a case. Where did he get it from? He has no certificate, yet they say we are fighting corruption. What we are fighting is absolute nonsense.


“In 1961, there was no certificate with photograph of anybody. So, Buhari should be charged for forgery and plagiarism. We cannot be ruled by an uncertificated president where you have people of intelligence. It is seriously unacceptable and unfortunate because the whole world is looking at us as imbeciles,” the archbishop observed.