US, UK Institutions Named To Defend Bauchi Gov Candidate Yakubu Adamu's PhD Say They Have No Ties To Cameroon University

On Albarka Radio in Bauchi, days after WikkiTimes published its investigation into Yakubu Adamu's doctoral credentials, a man who introduced himself as the candidate's spokesperson, Daure David, spoke in defence of the degree. Daure did not produce Adamu's certificate but said the International University of Bamenda is credible because it has partnerships abroad, including with the University of Wisconsin in the United States and a chartered body in London.

Wisconsin, London College Deny Daure, IUB's Partnership Claims

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, and the Chartered College of Teaching, London, have said they have no record of any international agreement, affiliation, or relationship with the International University of Bamenda (IUB), Cameroon, the institution that awarded a doctorate to Yakubu Adamu, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate in Bauchi State.

Both institutions responded to WikkiTimes in June and July, after Daure David told listeners of Albarka Radio that IUB has partnerships abroad. David spoke days after WikkiTimes published an investigation into Adamu's doctoral credentials.

The IUB website lists its foreign partners as the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Cardinal Stritch University, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin-Stout; American Central University, Japan; Institute of Chartered Accountants and Administrators, London; and the Center for College of Preceptors, London. Of the institutions WikkiTimes wrote to, none confirmed a partnership.