Cambridge University Provides More Details On Buhari’s WASC Results

The University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate, UCLES, now
Cambridge Assessment, has
provided further details on the West
African School Certificate, WASC,
results presented by Muhammadu
Buhari, the candidate of the All
Progressives Candidate in the
February 14 presidential election.
In a new post on its website, the
university confirmed result grades
for the examination in 1961 were
issued in numbers, not letters, as
suggested by critics of Mr. Buhari
who have dismissed the results he
presented as fabricated.
According to Cambridge,
“Examination results were classed
in grades from 1 to 9”.
“1, 2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with
Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9
indicate a Failure,” the school said.
Results tendered by Mr. Buhari
shows he had credits in English
Language, Geography, Health
Science, Hausa Language; failed in
Mathematics and Woodwork, and
had a pass in Literature in English.
In its post, Cambridge said for
candidates to qualify for its
certificate in 1961, they needed to
pass English, and not necessarily
Mathematics.
“To pass the School Certificate,
candidates had to pass examinations
in a variety of groups. It was
compulsory to pass English
Language, but not Maths, in order to
gain the Certificate,” the university
said.
The details followed intense
controversy over whether Mr.
Buhari, a former Head of State and
retired Army General, completed his
secondary education.