BUHARI’S LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF A REFERENDUM PROCESS: TIME TO EDUCATE HIM ON WHAT REFERENDUM IS ALL ABOUT.
Barrister Emma Nmezu We are cognizant of the educational limitations of Retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari especially as he does not have any evidence of having completed secondary education nor is there any record of his West African School Certificate (WASC), a certificate that is statutorily issued by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) upon writing the WAEC exams in chosen subjects. We also know that from the day Buhari committed treason, which was on 31st December 1983, to the present day, he has not engaged in any formal education to improve his knowledge base quite unlike Retired General Yakubu Gowon who went back to school after he (Gowon) was overthrown by Buhari and his military colleagues on July 29, 1975. It is therefore, not surprising that Buhari displayed his shallow understanding of a Referendum process through his utterances during a media event in New York City--USA, on September 24, 2016. Buhari was reported to have asserted that there will not be Re