The University of Ibadan has confirmed that Godwin Obaseki is a graduate of the Institution and has a legitimate certificate issued by the same.
Very recently, a faction of All Progressives’ Congress (APC) which is Obaseki’s political party, started peddling rumors concerning the authenticity of his first degree certificate which he presented before he was elected.
The party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, said that the APC’s screening committee should investigate the scandal, casting doubts on the governor’s credentials.
However, the Registrar of the University of Ibadan, Olubunmi Faluyi, said that Obaseki gained admission into the institution in 1976 to study Classics, and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division. She disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
“Records of his Admission and Graduation are intact in the archives of the University,” she said.
In his reaction to the statement on his Twitter account, Obaseki said, “Posterity will always vindicate the just.”
Obaseki was first elected governor in 2016 with the full backing of Oshiomhole, his predecessor.
The two have since had a very public falling out, with Oshiomhole known to be using his influence as party chairman to try and replace Obaseki who’s contesting for a second term.
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