Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that Nigerians must know the education and training of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to understand his effect on governance.

The minister stated this in a documentary titled, ‘The Buhari Effect: Undeniable Achievements’, which was aired on Channels Television on Saturday evening.

The one-hour documentary chronicled some of the “achievements” of the Buhari regime across sectors of governance including infrastructure development, housing, agriculture, transportation, health, amongst others.

Speaking during the documentary, Fashola, a former two-term Lagos governor, said, “The best way to understand the Buhari effect is to understand the man himself and appreciate his connection in a simple way to the most vulnerable members of our society.

“It is also to understand his background, his education and his training.

“When you go back to his previous enterprise in government, whether as a much young officer, as GOC (General Officer Commanding), or as military governor or as Minister for Petroleum or as Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, you will understand what the man is all about,” he said.

Controversies had surrounded Buhari’s academic credentials as opposition Peoples Democratic Party had, in October 2018, challenged Buhari to show proof of his integrity by presenting his academic credentials “if he has any,” to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The President was reported to have informed INEC that his credentials were in possession of the military board.

Buhari’s position had, however, continued to trigger some comments from political observers.

To salvage the situation, the West African Examination Council, in November 2018, had presented an attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to Buhari in a much-publicised photo session.

Buhari, 78, a former military Head of State between 1983 and 1985, has been Nigeria’s democratically elected President since May 2015, but many Nigerians continue to lament the worsening security situation, inflation-riddled economy, high food prices, and soaring unemployment rate during his government.