its presidential candidate's credentials and the response by the army
as an attempt to destroy the military system.
The spokesperson of the party, Mr Lai Mohammed, in a press statement
on Wednesday said the whole controversy was a dangerous game to
compromise the military in order to satisfy selfish political
objectives.
He then urged the military, which he said was a symbol of national
unity, to beware of those who may be seeking to use it to achieve
selfish goals.
The party, however, accused Brigadier general Olajide Olaoye of
recanting on his words in an interview with a newspaper organisation
on January 4 on the same issue, saying every serving and retired Army
officer has at least a copy of his certificates and credentials kept
in the Nigerian Army.
"Even if the Army now says it does not have the certificates of
General Buhari, he is still very qualified to run for the country's
highest office, as stipulated by the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria," Mr Mohammed said.
The party stressed that since Brig. General Olaleye had confirmed that
General Buhari indeed applied to join the Army from form six, that the
principal of the school he attended even attested to his suitability,
and that the form he filled contained his Secondary School Certificate
results, there is no scintilla of doubt about his qualification to run
for president as stipulated by the Constitution.
--ChannelsTV
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