Atiku’s campaign challenges Shettima over Tinubu’s school records

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign has challenged Vice President Kashim Shettima to elucidate discrepancies it alleged in President Bola Tinubu’s academic records, after Tinubu criticised Atiku’s education.

The change adopted Mr Shettima’s remarks on the thirty second Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday, the place he criticised Atiku’s proposal to subsidise domestically refined petrol and questioned his {qualifications} to handle Nigeria’s financial system.

Referring to Atiku’s coaching on the Kano School of Hygiene, the vp stated the previous vp lacked the abilities to control a contemporary financial system. He additionally questioned Atiku’s information of public well being, suggesting that he would battle to differentiate between influenza and Ebola.

In a press release issued the identical day, the Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, accused Mr Shettima of mocking Atiku’s academic background.

“What, exactly, is shameful about Atiku’s education? He completed secondary school, pursued further training and built a life through work,” he stated.

Mr Shaibu questioned why a doc related to Mr Tinubu’s Chicago State University records listed Government College Lagos in 1970, though the establishment was reportedly established in 1974.

“If Shettima wants to examine school records, he should begin with the man he serves,” he stated.

The campaign additionally referred to the identify “Tinubu Bola Adekunle” on an NYSC certificates submitted among the many President’s electoral paperwork, in addition to earlier authorized disputes over his educational historical past.

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The reference to Government College Lagos has been in earlier public controversy. However, the disputed entry doesn’t set up that Mr Tinubu solid his credentials.

Disagreement over petrol subsidy

The campaign additionally rejected Mr Shettima’s criticism of Atiku’s proposal for a focused subsidy on petrol refined in Nigeria.

Atiku has proposed a capped subsidy association topic to unbiased auditing, which his campaign says would differ from the earlier petrol subsidy system.

“If Shettima thinks it cannot be funded, he should show his figures and offer a better way to lower prices,” Mr Shaibu stated.

He accused the Tinubu administration of failing to ease the price of meals, transport and gas.