After initially denying that the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) did not pass through the Barewa College, Zaria in Kaduna State, the school authority has confirmed that Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka was indeed a student of the school.
In a statement, the spokesman of the Campaign organisation of the candidate, Mr. Faruk Adejoh-Audu said: “Reacting to an earlier letter which the school was reported to have written in response to an enquiry to verify his history in the school the Principal Mallam Alhassan Isyaku apologised that there was an inadvertent a mix up.
“The letter addressed to the Chairman of the Kogi East EldersForum, Chief Gabriel Aduku, said its earlier response was an error of omission.
“”After additional investigation of our archieved (sic(records I confirm that the Muritala Yakubu with registration number 14667 was a student of the college from 1996 to 1998.
“”However he did not sit for WAEC in 1998 in the college hence the absence of his name in the 1998 WAEC Gazette.
“”I apologise for the error and we are available should you need further clarification. ”
“The Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka Campaign Organisation wishes to assure all our teeming supporters that there is indeed no cause for alarm.
“The error of omission by the school was as a result of the fact that the original enquiry was couched to verify the WAEC Certificate submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which Alhaji Ajaka never said emanated from the school.
“Rather it was an external GCE Certificate issued directly to the candidate by the Examination Council.
“The public is therefore urged to disregard the campaign of calumny by desperate individuals based on the earlier erroneous communications.”
