The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the personal particulars of candidates contesting the 2027 presidential and national assembly elections.
The particulars were displayed at INEC offices in local
government headquarters across the country.
The commission also published the personal particulars of
the vice-presidential candidates.
The documents include candidates’ full names, gender,
residential addresses, educational qualifications, and work experience.
The electoral commission had said section 29 (3) of the
Electoral Act 2026 provides for the publication of candidates’ particulars
within 21 days of receiving them
The three major presidential candidates are President Bola
Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the Nigeria
Democratic Congress (NDC), and Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic
Congress (ADC).
In the personal particulars published by INEC, Tinubu did
not provide details of his primary and secondary education. He only listed his
university qualification, indicating that he obtained a BSc degree in 1979.
His certificate from Chicago State University (CSU) was also
included in the documents. Tinubu’s CSU certificate was the subject of intense
public controversy in the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election.
There were allegations during the 2023 presidential election
that the Bola Tinubu who attended CSU was not the current president of Nigeria.
In the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu did
not provide details of his primary and secondary education in the personal
particulars he submitted to INEC.
Unlike Tinubu, Obi listed all his academic qualifications,
including primary and secondary schools’ certificates as well as those of his
university degree.
The former Anambra governor indicated that he completed his
primary education at Augustine’s Primary School, Anambra, in 1973 and his
secondary school education at Christ the King College in 1978.
Obi listed the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as alma
mater, indicating that he graduated in 1984.
According to his particulars, Atiku obtained his First
School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) in 1954, his West African School Certificate
in 1961, and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations in 2020.
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