By Danlami Nmodu
The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has applied to the University of PortHarcourt ,Choba for the PhD records of President Goodluck Jonathan.
In a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor University of PortHarcour,Choba,Poth Harcourt, the institute said it was representing the “interest of Omano Edigheji,PhD, a Nigerian Citizen”.
Nsirimovu Courage, the access to justice programme officer who signed the application dated February 2,2015 said “pursuant to S .2 and S.4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011,we apply on behalf of Omano Edigheji,PhD for the following information on President Goodluck Jonathan’s PhD qualification:”
He listed eight items which the university was expected to provide information namely:title of his PhD dissertation;year of registration as a PhD student;title of the PhD thesis/dissertation;name of PhD supervisor(s);name of external examiner(s);comments/reports of external examiners on the dissertation/thesis;photocopy of the PhD dissertation/thesis; and finally,date of graduation.
The institute said in the application, “we are willing to pay the amount for the photocopy and postage of this information.Please let us have your account details within one day of receipt of this request”.
Also, the letter said “we would be grateful if this request is granted within 5 working days upon receipt of same”
A copy of the application obtained by Newsdiaryonline shows that it was received by the Vice Chancellor’s office and the official stamp acknowledging its receipt was dated 3rd February 2015 with an official’s signature to boot.
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