Why I Declined to Share My WASSCE Results in 2015– Buhari

The ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed the reasons behind his decision to withhold his West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC) during the lead-up to the 2015 general elections. Buhari asserted that he deliberately chose not to reveal his certificate, despite public demand and criticism from Nigerians.

As per Buhari, he intentionally chose not to reveal his certificate despite Nigerians expressing their concerns.

Buhari mentioned that in 2018, he came across copies of his certificate while going through a drawer. He stated, “I always had it, but refused to release it, so that those venting spleen on it could please themselves.” This statement was quoted in chapter 5 of a book written by his former media adviser, Femi Adesina.

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Buhari was quoted as saying,  “It would have been impossible for me to attend the Defence Services Staff College, India (1973) and thereafter, the United States Army War College, as a Nigerian military officer if I didn’t sit for the WASC examinations in 1961.

“We were examined in three subjects: English, Mathematics and General Knowledge because English is the language for general instruction throughout the country because of our colonial heritage.

“Mathematics in the military was necessary, coupled with Geography. We were trained how to be dropped off in the bush, given only a pair of compass and since we’re not astronomers, you’ve to learn to find your way, calculate, using the Pythagoras Theorem and others to work out your position.”