Activist and commentator, Mahdi Shehu has reacted to a video showing people caught writing professional exams for others, saying Nigeria lacks the moral ground to condemn such acts while political leaders defend fake and forged certificates.

In a post shared on X alongside the video on Tuesday, Shehu mocked what he described as the hypocrisy of the system. 

He argued that exam impersonation is only a reflection of the larger rot in Nigeria’s political and social space.

“This media trial is self-indicting in a country like Nigeria,” Shehu wrote. 

He pointed out that some politicians have presented fake results, forged certificates that courts later certified as genuine, and even made fraudulent academic claims using certificates from schools that do not exist.

According to him, celebrating leaders with questionable academic backgrounds has turned into a national and global embarrassment.

“One cannot aspire to feel the freshness and sweetness of a fried fish whose head was rotten while in the water,” he said.

He stressed that the behaviour of the suspects in the video mirrors the kind of country Nigerians have created.

In a sarcastic tone, Shehu added that those caught in the exam malpractice scandal should be awarded the national honour of GCON “for a job well done.”

Nigeria’s leaders can’t condemn exams cheating while defending fake results – Mahdi Shehu