Buhari is not involved in any certificate scandal says presidency.

Buhari is not involved in any certificate scandal said the presidency on Sunday .
Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media made this known on a statement made available to the journalist.

He was reacting to a story published by Sunday Punch titled " Prominent Nigerians with certificate scandals ."

Names listed in the publication were; President Muhamadu Buhari; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former  Senate President, Evans Enwerem; former speaker of the house of representatives,  Salisu Buhari; Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose; and a national leader of All Progressive Congress,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

But Shehu said Buhari does not fit into the category because he had no certificate scandal .

The president spokesman said the issue of certificate scandal was raised against Buhari  2015 by those who wanted him disqualified from the presidential race.

Shehu said the issue was dealt with successful before the election, saying the president have no certificate case hanging on his neck.

The statement read, " we wish to emphatically state that the president Muhammadu Buhari does not fit into categorisation of leaders with certificate scandals because he bears non that is on available records.

"In the course of the contest for the office of the president in 2015,  a number of wild, untrue and malicious allegations were made against him in order to stop him from contesting the office in the election.

"The issue of certificate was raised against him but the campaign successfully dealt with the allegation by providing  evidence that not only was he qualified to run , he had higher academic qualification than is required by the constitution . As a result , he went on to run for the office and eventually  win"