The Principal of Barewa College in Zaria, Kaduna State Mallam Alhassan Isyaku has apologised to the candidate of the Society Democratic Party (SDP) for the Kogi State governorship election in November 2023 election, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka over certificate forgery.
Reacting to an earlier letter which the school was reported to have written in response to an enquiry to verify his history in the school, the Principal confirmed that Muritala Yakubu Ajaka was a student of the school, saying that there was an inadvertent mix up in the earlier position.
In the letter addressed to the Chairman of the Kogi East Elders Forum, Chief Gabriel Aduku, the Principal said that the earlier response was an error of omission.
“After additional investigation of our archieved records I confirm that the Muritala Yakubu with registration number 14667 was a student of the college from 1996 to 1998.
However he did not sit for WAEC in 1998 in the college hence the absence of his name in the 1998 WAEC Gazette.
“I apologise for the error and we are available should you need further clarification.”
Meanwhile, the Yakubu Ajaka Campaign Organization has assured the supporters that there is no cause for alarm.
According to the team, the error of omission by the school was as a result of the fact that the original enquiry was couched to verify the WAEC Certificate submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which Alhaji Ajaka never said emanated from the school.
“Rather, it was an external GCE Certificate issued directly to the candidate by the Examination Council.”
This was even governorship candidates of five political parties have adopted Yakubu Ajaka’s candidacy.
Report reaching us at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper and hardcopy magazine confirmed that five out of the nine governorship candidates from Kogi East Senatorial District have adopted Yakubu Ajaka as the consensus candidate for the November 11 Governorship Elections. According to a statement by the Director of Communications of the SDP governorship campaign, Faruk Adejoh-Audu, the Secretary of the Kogi East Governorship Candidates Forum (KEGCF), Dr. Abdullahi Bayawo of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), announced the resolution at the weekend.
He quoted PRP Secretary as saying that the candidates decided to sacrifice their personal ambitions in the interest of the people of Kogi State.
The statement said that those who participated in the resolution include
Arc. Isah Dauda; APM, Onaji Sunday Frank; APP, Dr. Elukpo Julius; ADP, Dr Abdullahi Bayawo; PRP and Alhaji Murtala Yakubu of the SDP.
“Following this resolution, the candidates are expected to harmonise their structure with that of the SDP candidate to ensure a more effective campaign.”
