Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Chief Mike Ozekhome has declared that for failing to submit his qualifications to INEC, Presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari is not qualified to run for the February, 14 elections. Ozekhome spoke on an Africa Independent Television programme. He said, “I know that Nigerians would be curious why this matter is just coming up for the first time and that after all this man had contested the last three Presidential elections. “I wish to state that I have done, by God’s grace, a lot of election petition matters and I know that up till 2011, INEC form provides that candidates should state their qualifications. In other words, just say that you have O’level; you have B.Sc; you have BL etc; then, you go and sit down. “But right now, the rule has changed. Form CF001 says apart from filling your qualifications, you must attach them; you must attach photocopies of your qualifications; and to attach means to bind; it means to glue-to. As we look at the form that you have filled, we have to see all your certificates attached to your form. “So, if you do not attach them, you have not satisfied the minimum requirements; it is therefore not proper to refer INEC to go on a wild goose chase by saying they should look elsewhere for my qualifications.” The legal practitioner observed that Buhari’s decision to refer INEC to the Secretary of the Military Board for his credentials was like an applicant referring the interviewer to the last place he or she worked. “That is wrong; the military board we are talking about will also be in possession of the document of the respected general,” he said
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