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President ‘Dr.’ Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate has been described as a show of shame and capable of bringing ridicule to the Nigerian Educational sector and certificate recognition globally.  

According to facts stated by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in a press statement, the association noted that the Kaduna State University is unaccredited by the apex NUC for the purpose;  “KASU is not among the 22 universities accredited by NUC to award honorary degree”, and that the school has never graduated a doctorate degree holder “KASU was established 10 years ago, and has never graduated a PhD student” while harping on the illegality of the award stating that “Section 2.0 subsection (a) of the Council of VCs Keffi declaration 2012, prohibits the award of honorary degrees to persons holding political offices.”

“It is quite unfortunate that at a time we are clamoring for a overhaul and repositioning of our educational sector, our leaders are doing the opposite by their actions and inactions.”

They also pointed out President Muhammadu Buhari who is yet to clear the air on his certificate saga, still went ahead to accept a fraudulent honorary degree from a university that is not authorized by National Universities Commission (NUC) to do so.

NANS declared the honorary doctorate degree conferred on President Buhari as illegal and non sequitur and called for the President to relinquish the fraudulent degree.

 NANS also called the NUC to sanction Kaduna State University while demanding that President Buhari faces his primary responsibility which is to “focus on governance because, our country is faced with terrorism, economic hardship, religious crises and political tension.”

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Buhari’s Honourary PhD fraudulent, disgraceful – NANS

TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS (NANS) COMRADE TIJANI USMAN, ON THE FRAUDULENT AND DISGRACEFUL HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE CONFERRED ON PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER, 2015 BY KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY (KASU). 15 DECEMBER, 2015.

It is quite unfortunate that at a time we are clamouring for a overhaul and repositioning of our educational sector, our leaders are doing the opposite by their actions and inactions.

The show of shame that took place in Kaduna State University (KASU) on 12 December, 2015, is capable of making foreign Universities and corporate organizations to further undermine and disregard degrees obtained from Nigerian schools.

We expect our leaders to be our role models by living exemplary life. How can one explain that, President Muhammadu Buhari who has not even cleared the air on his certificate saga, still went ahead to accept a fraudulent honorary degree from a university that is not authorized by National Universities Commission (NUC) to do so.

We make bold to state that, the honorary doctorate degree conferred on President Buhari is illegal and non sequitur because.

1) KASU is not among the 22 universities accredited by NUC to award honorary degree.

2) KASU was established 10 years ago, and has never graduated a PhD student.

3) Section 2.0 subsection (a) of the Council of VCs Keffi declaration 2012, prohibits the award of honorary degrees to persons holding political offices.

We therefore demand the following:

1) That President Muhammadu Buhari should honorably relinquish the fraudulent degree.

2) That NUC should with immediate effect sanction KASU for contravening its rules and regulations.

3) That Academic Staff Of Universities (ASUU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) should sanction the entire management team of KASU for making a mockery of Nigerian universities.

4) That President Buhari should desist from procuring fraudulent degrees and focus on governance because; our country is faced with terrorism, economic hardship, religious crises and political tension.

Signed:

Comrade Tijani Usman

President, National Association of Nigerian Students