Buhari’s Certificate Feared Burnt As Fire Guts Kaduna WAEC Office

There is palpable fear that the certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari must have been destroyed when fire razed the office of the West African Examination Council [WAEC] in Kaduna on Tuesday morning.

According to the registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, WAEC lost 10 computers holding vital records and information about all schools in the zone when fire gutted its office.

The Zonal Coordinator of WAEC in Kaduna, Fedelis Gaiya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Kaduna on Tuesday that the fire which occurred at about 9. 50 a.m. probably started from an electrical spark or fault.

“We are running on generator. When   they restored electricity, we saw smoke all over the place.

“We are grateful that no life was lost because most of our staff members were out to their various examination centres.’’

He, however, said that the incident will not affect the ongoing examination because the question papers were safe.

He commended the Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Air Force, State University and State Fire Service for responding fast to the situation.

“We are grateful to all the fire service departments that responded very fast to the situation. Otherwise, the damage would have been more than this.’’

Deputy Controller of Federal Fire Service, Thompson Mohammed, reiterated the need for fire extinguishers to be installed in offices to reduce the rate of damages caused by fire.

“I am sure if there were fire extinguishers here with trained men, the damage would have been minimal.’’

He urged them to liaise with the service to train their staff on how to operate fire extinguishers, adding that “it is committed to discharging its duties effectively and promptly.’’

It is noteworthy that Kaduna used to be one state before it was divided into two and Katsina State emerged.

It is also remarkable that President Buhari is from Katsina.

Haven spent his academic days in Kaduna, there are fears that his academic credentials might have gone up in flames in the inferno.

An observer, who spoke to Elombah.com on condition of anonymity is already pointing fingers.

He said the fire is a deliberate ploy to obliterate the saga surrounding Buhari’s certificate.

Meanwhile, WAEC, Headquarters in Ghana, is yet to provide any record of Buhari’s WAEC certificate since over two years a query was sent to the examination body.

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