Buhari Was My School Mate, Witness Tells Presidential Election Petition Tribunal

One of the witnesses in the ongoing hearing on the petition filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar at the Presidential election petition Tribunal, Sule Mai’Adua has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in the disputed election was his school mate in Katsina.

Sule Mai’Adua, who is a retired Civil Servant, admitted that he attended the same secondary school with Buhari and that he took photograph with him while they were in class six.

He also told the tribunal that he wrote WASC examination in 1961 with Buhari and that he (Buhari) has two certificates.

When asked to read the army’s statement that Buhari’s certificates were not in his personal file with the military, the witness said he was never in the army and does not know the position of the army, but insisted that Buhari has two certificates.

Earlier, Buhari through his lead counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), had tendered series of documents including newspaper publications, receipts and certified true copies of WASC certificate, confidential result sheet from Provincial Secondary School and copy of Buhari’s CV duly signed by him as exhibits.

Although, both INEC and All Progressives Congress (APC) did not object to the admissibility of the documents, Atiku and PDP registered their opposition to the admissibility of the documents, but reserved reasons to the objection till the final address stage.

According to them, the documents were not pleaded and listed as documents to be tendered, adding that it was shocking to know that the documents were only filed today, July 30.

The trial continues tomorrow, July 31.