- Senator Dino Melaye is in a web of scandal over his academic qualification
- The Senator claimed he graduated from several universities
- The LSE said there was no record of his name in the school
Senator
Dino Melaye’s current scandal concerning his academic qualification
took another wrong turn after the London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE) denied that he got a degree from the
institution.
The senator from Kogi has
been accused of not graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University where
he studied geography although he has insisted that he did while also
claiming that he has several degrees from various universities in
Nigeria and abroad.
Senator Ali Ndume had raised a point of order asking the Senate to probe
the allegation that Melaye did not graduate from ABU as claimed
In response, Melaye had lashed out at the
Senator saying not only did he graduate from Abu but claimed he also
has a degree from Harvard.
He had said: “I
and here to respond to the issue raised by the Boko Haram suspect (and)
senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ali Ndume. I want
to say, to me, it is a welcome development. Democracy is about
investigation and no senator is above investigation. To me, it is a
welcome development and it will finally clear the air on all the
malicious and vindictive allegations.
“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
University of Abuja, where I did Masters in Policy Analysis. I am a
graduate of 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.”
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