As you are aware, Nigeria has ministries and parastatals in abundance to take care of all her social, economic and industrial problems. The ministries and their subordinating parastatals are manned by Nigerians whose academic qualifications are supposedly very superior to the social, economic and industrial ailments afflicting Nigeria. You may wish to know that the Federal Military Government led by Yakubu Gowon promulgated a Decree establishing, as a statutory body, the Nigerian Council for Science and Technology on the 3rd of February, 1970. The Decree outlining the objectives, functions and composition of the Council was published in the Supplement to Official Gazette, No. 6, Vol. 57, of 5th February, 1970. The objectives of the council were itemized from a-e of which I consider item C very interesting. In (c) it is said, "to ensure the application of the results of scientific activities to the development of agriculture, industry and social welfare in the Federation." The functions of the Council, among others, shall be (a) to consider and advise generally on all scientific activities, including (i) the application of the results of research, (ii) the transfer of technology into agriculture and industry, (iii) scientific and technical manpower (actual and potential), (iv) scientific research (oriented and non-oriented) and technology, etc. The Nigerian Council for Science and Technology was inaugurated by Major-General Yakubu Gowon on April 10, 1970 and it contained 11 Permanent Secretaries from all the Federal Ministries, one representative from each of the 12 States and 12 representatives of Scientific Disciplines in Agricultural, Experimental, Environmental, Industrial, Medical and Social Sciences. The Council's budget for year 1970 was £20 million. That was about 45 years ago. You know, my dear Professor Oluwatoyin that all the Ministries and parastatals in Nigeria today are manned by over educated Nigerians. For instance, the current Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, is an architect by profession and as former Governor of Kaduna State, he constructed open sewage system with stagnant water that zigzagged across the entire State and which have become mosquitoes' parliaments where malaria Bills are being passed to all the tribes resident in Kaduna State till date. We all know that the technological invention of electricity and power generation was completed a long time ago by Robert Boyle, Benjamin Franklin, Michael Faraday and a host of others, with very low academic qualifications when compared with today's Nigerian managers of electric power supply where ECN=NEPA=PHCN=IPPs=NESI=NERC=MYTO=NBET=TCN=GENCOS=DISCOS= in reality twenty-three hours fifty-eight minutes darkness per day for Nigerians. In view of the aforesaid, I hereby request you, Professor Oluwatoyin, to compile the names and academic qualifications of Nigerians managing our petroleum refineries, NNPC, Ajaokuta Iron and Steel Corporation, Water corporation etc. so as to determine the genuineness of their qualifications which have resulted into failures to produce goods and services, for which they have heavily been remunerated to produce, for Nigerians. Instead of asking for Buhari's academic qualifications before he can contest the Presidential election, may I please ask you to use your good office to arrange for, at least, two public debates between Buhari and Jonathan so that Nigerians would be able to judge for themselves the level of literacy between the two contestants. John F. Kennedy once said, "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." Please, my dear Professor, give Nigerians the chance to decide who is literate or not between Buhari and Jonathan. I close my case.
Patriotically yours,
S. Kadiri
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 05:10:35 +0000
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Request to Nigeria's Independent Electoral Commision( INEC) for Information on Credentials of General Muhammadu Buhari as Requirements for the 2015 Presidential Election
From: oluifayantra@gmail.com
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com; yanarewa@yahoogroups.com; raayiriga@yahoogroups.com; dandalin-siyasa@yahoogroups.com
Dear Sir/Madam.
Request for Information on the Submission of Credentials to INEC by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, as Requirements for the 2015 Presidential Election
I, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju, a concerned Nigerian citizen, invoke the Freedom of Information Act in requesting from the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, the following information about Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), APC Presidential Candidate for the 2015 Presidential Election.
This information is to be delivered within seven days from today, the 4th of January 2015.
1. Did Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) submit any academic certificate(s) when he contested Presidential elections in 2003, 2007 and 2011?
2. Has Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) submitted any academic certificate(s) in respect of the upcoming February 14, 2015 presidential election?
3. Does an affidavit in lieu of academic certificates not require a candidate to list their academic qualifications and certificates obtained?
5. Did Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)submit a birth certificate or sworn affidavit of age to the Commission in 2003, 2007 and 2011?
6. Has Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) submitted a birth certificate or sworn affidavit of age in respect of the upcoming February, 14, 2015 presidential election?
Thank you very much.
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
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