The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate of the Ekiti State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate, Mrs Monisade Afuye, has continued to generate mixed reactions across the state, as political activities gradually build up ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
New Daily Prime reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 20, 2026, for the Ekiti State governorship election. In line with electoral guidelines, INEC recently released and pasted the academic credentials of all governorship candidates and their running mates, a development that brought Afuye’s certificate into public scrutiny.
According to documents sighted, the viral WAEC result showed that Afuye sat for her secondary school examination at Amoye Grammar School, Ikere-Ekiti, in June 1978. The certificate, which is the only academic qualification submitted by the deputy governor, indicated that she recorded passes in History and Mathematics, and credits in Economics and Literature-in-English, amounting to two credits and two passes.
The disclosure has triggered sharp reactions from opposition parties, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who have questioned Afuye’s suitability for public office, especially in a state widely known for academic excellence.
In a statement on Sunday, the South-West PDP Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, described the certificate as “embarrassing” and a “slap” on Ekiti State, often referred to as the “Fountain of Knowledge.” He argued that it was disheartening for a state renowned for producing scholars and professors to be represented by a deputy governor with what he termed a “low-level” academic record.
Similarly, the Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mr Gboyega Aribisogan, faulted the O’Level result, alleging that questions surrounding Afuye’s educational background had existed since her emergence as deputy governorship candidate in 2022. He warned that the issue could resurface and potentially lead to litigation capable of affecting the ambitions of both the governor and his deputy.
Reacting to the criticisms, the Ekiti APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Segun Dipe, dismissed the concerns as baseless and politically motivated. He accused opposition parties of sensationalising the issue in a bid to undermine public confidence in the ruling party ahead of the 2026 election.
Dipe maintained that Afuye met all constitutional requirements to contest as deputy governor, insisting that the APC remained focused on governance and would not be distracted by what he described as desperate political tactics.
