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.’’