The least educational qualification for elective post in Nigeria is O'Level School Certificate. However most politicians who present such as their qualification usually go for further studies to upgrade their education.
But in the list of candidates to contest next month's National Assembly Elections as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are contestants with West African Senior School Certificates.
One of them is Hon. Babafemi Oyewole Diya, younger brother of former Nigeria's Chief of General Staff General Oladipo Diya (Rtd); having spent two terms of eight years in the Lagos House of Assembly where he represented Somolu Constituency, he is yet to upgrade his educational qualification beyond O'Level standard. He could only present an O'Level WAEC certificate as his qualification for the elections next month.
Also Hon. Taofeek Aderanijo was chairman Orile/Agege LCDA for three consecutive terms, before he joined the race for House of Reps primary and he won under APC. Because he is an O'Level bearer, the party considered dropping him for a more educated candidate, Hon. Samuel Adejare but for the time frame to present party's candidate for the elections to INEC. The highest educational qualification he presented to INEC is still a WAEC Certificate.
Lagos Socialite, Sati Ramon Salawe, a PDP House of Representative candidate for Lagos Island II constituency also falls in the category of aspiring National Assembly Member who could not present more than a school certificate as educational qualification to INEC. The financially loaded socialite has been around for a very long time. The darling of Fuji musicians like K1, Kollington and others, is yet to upgrade his education more than the level he was many years ago, a senior school certificate holder.
The list goes on and on, the candidates released by INEC will be jostling for the 360 available spaces in the House of Representative in next month's elections. The big question is will this set of politicians be able to initiate bills that will benefit the people they represent in the House?
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