ABU Zaria To Issue Statement On Melaye’s Certificate Scandal Today

Recall that Melaye had claimed he is a graduate of geography from the institution, but his claims had been rubbished following a report by Sahara Reporters.

Recall also, that the Senate, yesterday, ordered investigation into his certificate scandal after a point of order was raised by former majority leader, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, March 21.

“I will appeal we refer the matter to the Ethics and Privileges Committee to investigate so that our colleagues would be cleared and this Senate will stand as it is supposed to,” Ndume had said.

In his response, Melaye had said, “To say that I did not graduate from ABU is to say that I am not a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“ABU is a very prestigious university in this country and it is not possible for one to be running a Master’s programme in the university when one did not graduate from a university. I have successfully completed one and I am doing the second one.

“I want to announce that this is the eighth degree that I am pursuing. I am also a graduate of the University of Abuja, where I did Master’s in Policy Analysis.

“I am a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am also a graduate of Harvard University. The course I am pursuing now will make it my eighth degree.

“I have my admission letters, results, certificate of discharge from ABU. Not only that, I was the Student Union Government President of ABU. On three occasions, I was the most popular student on campus.”

According to the Punch, the information officer of ABU, Mr Adamu Muhammed, confirmed that the university would issue a formal statement on the status of Melaye today.

“We are gathering all the facts from the faculty and the department concern and we will issue a press statement tomorrow (today),” he reportedly said.