The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has authenticated the Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result of Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior.
In December 2025, the Centre for Leadership Legacy International (Centre LLI), a civil society organisation, had asked President Bola Tinubu to order a probe of “allegations surrounding the minister’s academic records”, particularly his WAEC certificate.
Previously, questions were asked over Tunji-Ojo’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
Although his associates dismissed the allegations as politically motivated, the allegations continued to surface on social media and in press releases on a regularly basis.
The WAEC document, titled Attestation of Results, states that Tunji-Ojo attended the Staff Secondary School at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination in June 1999.
The attestation certificate, made available to TheCable by his media office, bears the minister’s full name, date of birth, embossed photograph, original certificate number and official authentication markings.
According to the document, Tunji-Ojo sat for nine subjects — Economics, English Language, Yoruba Language, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
The grades recorded show that the minister earned B3 in Economics, B2 in Mathematics, A1 in Agricultural Science, B3 in Biology, C6 in Chemistry, C6 in English Language, A1 in Yoruba Language, C6 in Further Mathematics, and B3 in Physics.
The certificate carries the original WAEC certificate number NGWASSCS 707650, alongside a candidate identification number and the official signatures of the registrar to council and the head of the national office.
WAEC’s security features, including the embossed photograph and institutional seals, are also visible on the document.
WAEC attestations are issued by the examination body to replace or verify original certificates and are recognised as valid representations of candidates’ results.
Tunji-Ojo was appointed by Tinubu in 2023 to oversee agencies responsible for internal security, migration, correctional services and border management.
