The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, UCLES, now Cambridge Assessment, has provided further details on the WASC,results presented by Muhammadu Buhari, APC presidential candidate.
In a new post on its website, the university confirmed result grades for the examination in 1961 were issued in numbers, not letters, as suggested by critics of Mr. Buhari who have dismissed the results he presented as forged.
According to Cambridge, “Examination results were classed in grades from 1 to 9”.
“1, 2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9 indicate a Failure,” the school said.
Results tendered by Mr. Buhari shows he had credits in English Language, Geography, Health Science, Hausa Language; failed in Mathematics and Woodwork, and had a pass in Literature in English.
In its post, Cambridge said for candidates to qualify for its certificate in 1961, they needed to pass English, and not necessarily Mathematics.
This caused intense controversy over whether Mr. Buhari, completed his secondary education.
The Nigerian constitution requires any candidate running for the office of the President to have at least the Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent.
The former head of state also said original copies of his credentials were lost when his house was raided when he was in detention during the administration of Ibrahim Babangida who toppled his regime.
Let truth and peace of God prevail in Nigeria, every party should start their campaign on their party manifest and not character assassination as being practiced now. We need good blue socio economic blue print for this nation by the political parties.
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