PDP denies of manipulating document from Cambridge University concerning Buhari`s certificate

The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation has
denied manipulating a document from Cambridge
University to justify claims that Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari’s West African School Certificate statement
of result was forged.
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and
Publicity of the organisation made the denial in a
statement signed by his Special Assistant, Mr
Sufuyan Ojeifo, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The statement said the allegation by the All
Progressives Congress (APC) was indicative of its
desperation for power.
The APC had alleged that Fani-Kayode manipulated
the alleged certificate of Gen. Mohammad Buhari,
its presidential candidate.
The certificate emerged in the media following
series of controversies surrounding it and Buhari`s
eligibility to contest the presidential election on
Feb. 14.
“Fani-Kayode never issued a statement in his
capacity as spokesperson for the PDP Presidential
Campaign.
“Neither did he address a press conference nor
briefing where he referred to the Cambridge
document in question.
“He also did not validate the content of the said
document on any occasion’’, the statement said.
It added that as far as Fani-Kayode was concerned,
he did not know of the existence of the said
Cambridge e-mail document and what the content
was all about.
It maintained that the director of media and
publicity never commented on the content of the
document.
According to the statement, Fani-Kayode has not
been in touch with Cambridge to request for any
information in respect of the issue in question.
“What he has done, especially during his last press
conference on Gen. Buhari’s published statement
of result, was to make assertions to the effect that
the statement of result was forged.
“He added that the result was illegally procured’’,
the statement said.
It added that Fani-Kayode had also called on the
police to track down the masterminds of the
forgery at the press briefing.
“The allegation of manipulation against Chief Fani-
Kayode is, therefore, indicative of desperation by
the opposition who should have spoken on the
issue of whether or not Buhari has a certificate or
not.’’