The Civic Accountability & Electoral Transparency Initiative (CAETI) has called on a former Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Dele Oshinowo, to provide clearer copies of the WAEC credentials he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
The organisation, in a statement signed by its Director-General, Adewale Oladimeji, said it had reviewed copies of the educational credentials attributed to Oshinowo but expressed concern over the quality and legibility of the documents made available for public scrutiny.
CAETI, however, stressed that the submission of two WAEC-related documents did not, in itself, amount to wrongdoing.
It said its concern was whether the documents published by INEC were sufficiently clear to enable members of the public to examine and independently verify the information contained in them.
According to the organisation, some details on the documents, including examination information, dates, subjects, grades and other identifying particulars, appeared faint or difficult to read in the copies available to the public.
It consequently questioned how voters could meaningfully scrutinise or independently verify credentials that were not sufficiently legible.
CAETI said candidates seeking elective office should be willing to subject their credentials to the highest standards of transparency, given the constitutional responsibilities entrusted to elected representatives.
The group therefore urged Oshinowo to voluntarily publish clear, high-resolution copies of the original WAEC certificate or result documents he submitted to INEC, with relevant details sufficiently visible for public examination.
It also called on INEC to ensure that candidates’ credentials were published in formats that would facilitate meaningful public scrutiny.
“Transparency should not be reduced to merely putting a document on a notice board,” CAETI said, stressing that genuine transparency requires information to be “intelligible, accessible and verifiable.”
The organisation clarified that its demand was not an allegation of forgery or wrongdoing against Oshinowo, but a call for greater clarity and accountability in the electoral process.
“If the documents are genuine, complete and verifiable, there should be no difficulty in presenting them clearly to the public,” the group said.
CAETI further urged stakeholders in Kosofe to focus on facts and verification rather than speculation or political rhetoric.
“Kosofe deserves clarity. Kosofe deserves transparency and accountability,” it declared.
The organisation reiterated its call on Oshinowo to publish clear copies of the credentials submitted to INEC to enable voters to examine and independently verify the information ahead of the 2027 electoral process.
