London School of Economic denies Melaye attended institution

Senator Dino Melaye

*Senator Dino Melaye is in a serious battle with certificate scandal over his academic qualification

*The Senator professed he graduated from several universities

*LSE refuted his claim of association with the school.

Senator Dino Melaye’s present scandal regarding his academic qualification has entered another corner after the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) repudiated his claim that he acquired a degree from the institute.

The senator who is from Kogi has been suspected of not graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University, a place claimed he studied geography, and also professing to have been a graduate of several degrees from different universities in Nigeria and in foreign countries.

Senator Ali Ndume had suggested, asking the Senate to investigation the accusation that Melaye was not an alumna of ABU as claimed.

Reacting to this allegations, Senator Melaye had slammed the Senator, saying not only did he graduate from Abu but claimed he also possesed a degree from Harvard.

Melaye 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.”

The senior media relations officer for LSE, Candy Gibson, said: “We have checked our records and can find no evidence of Dino Melaye having any degree qualification from the London School of Economics and Political Science.”

This follows the Harvard University’s assertion that Melaye did not obtain a degree but only attended the institution for one-week course.