Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Nigeria’s Supreme Court for leave to bring in fresh evidence to prove that President Bola Tinubu forged the certificate that he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
If the Supreme Court approves this application and Atiku succeeds in proving that what Tinubu presented when running for president was fake, that would be grounds for disqualifying the president and possibly fresh elections. Atiku asked the highest court in the land permission “to produce and for the court to receive fresh and additional evidence by way of deposition on oath from the Chicago State University for use in this appeal to wit: the certified discovery deposition made by Caleb Westberg on behalf of Chicago State University on October 3, 2023, disclaiming the certificate presented by the 2nd respondent, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission.”
Atiku’s application added: “The deposition is relevant to this matter, having confirmed that the certificate presented by the 2nd Respondent [Tinubu] to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not emanate from Chicago State University, and that whoever issued the certificate presented by the 2nd Respondent, did not have the authority of the Chicago State University, and that the 2nd Respondent never applied for any replacement certificate nor was he issued any replacement certificate by the Chicago State University.
“The deposition which is on oath and deposed to in the presence of the 2nd Respondent’s Attorney is credible and believable, and ought to be believed.
“The deposition is clear and unambiguous, and no further evidence is needed to be adduced on it.”
The arguments over whether Tinubu attended and graduated from Chicago State University and the murky circumstances around his background have dominated many discussions among Nigerians especially on social media. Very little is certain about Tinubu, even basic facts like his name, date and place of birth and so on. Nobody knows the full story apart from the man himself. However, what most people can all agree on is that his real name is not Tinubu. The question then is why did he change his name. In all likelihood, the name change was the basis for all the discrepancies in the man’s background. He claimed unconvincingly at Chatham House last year that a DNA test would prove that he is a Tinubu.
What is also clear is that he forfeited nearly half a million dollars in the US that was deemed to be proceeds of drug dealing. This gives considerable weight to the claim that he changed his name to hide his drug dealing past. It has been alleged that he was jailed in the US under his real name, then deported back to Nigeria, before returning in the mid 70s as a Tinubu.
TINUBU SPENT FIVE YEARS IN U.S JAIL FOR NARCOTICS, CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Additional information has revealed that Bola Tinubu spent a combined five years in U.S Jail as Yekini Amoda Sangodele for the two times he went in for narcotic crimes and credit card fraud in the late 60s and… pic.twitter.com/BaOfaSUuGD— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) September 24, 2023
This is a logical explanation for the failure to answer questions about primary and secondary education or provide details about these. Such details would most likely reveal his real name.
This shady background leaves two possibilities with regards to higher education. He either didn’t actually go to Chicago State University or he went to the university but didn’t graduate. This claim has been supported with what looks like a reason for failing to graduate.
On 6-7-1979, Bola Tinubu was required to go back and take the English Qualifying Examination. He never did. But he awarded himself a forged certificate dated June 22, 1979, when indeed he was yet to write the English Qualifying exams. As at that time, he was still being regarded… pic.twitter.com/3RzLQ3DJR0
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) October 7, 2023
This claim is in line with a claim made by a source that knows someone that attended the university at the same time as Tinubu is alleged to have been there.
Is this the truth about Tinubu and Chicago State University?
When you factor in the reality that he previously lied on an affidavit that he went to the University of Chicago and read economics, it adds credence to the likelihood that he didn’t graduate from CSU. If he had qualified from CSU, why lie about the University of Chicago? If he was a bona fide graduate of CSU, why oppose the attempt to release his academic records on grounds that they would cause him “irreparable harm”? Because of the many lies and identity theft, we have to connect the dots to come close to the truth about the mystery man that occupies the presidency in Nigeria.
