The management of the University of Ibadan in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, says the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki graduated from the institution where he studied Classics.
According Faluyi, “Obaseki gained admission to the University in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division.
“Records of his Admission and Graduation are intact in the archives of the University,”
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, had on Tuesday, expressed his doubt over the authenticity of the first-degree certificate presented by the governor.
Oshiomhole expressed his doubt during the inauguration of the APC’s screening and appeal committees for its members contesting the governorship primary in Edo.
Oshiomhole had said, “Someone should approach the UI and end this matter once and for all. If the certificate Obaseki parades is that of the UI, find out how did he pass senate screening of those days? I’m aware that in those days when this man never dreamt of becoming a governor, every student, no matter your status or your family name, must pass screening.”
Obaseki, while reacting to the confirmation of the authenticity of his result by the University of Ibadan published by a media, tweeted, “Posterity will always vindicate the just.”
