BREAKING: Fresh Twist As President Tinubu Discloses His Academic Record From Chicago University
- President Bola Tinubu has defended himself against the controversies surrounding his educational background before the presidential election petition court in Abuja
- The president, through his lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, tendered his academic records from the Chicago State University on Tuesday
- This came as the president opened his defence against the petition filed by the PDP and Atiku on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election that produced Tinubu as president
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu tendered copies of his academic records from the Chicago State University in the United States before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday, July 4.
According to The Nation, the President made the disclosure when he opened his defence against the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar.
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List of document President Tinubu tenders before the tribunal
President Tinubu tendered the document through his lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, who added a 2007 letter from the US Embassy in Nigeria.
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The letter absolved Tinubu of any criminal act in the US, and the letter of request from the Nigeria Police Force to the US Embassy.
Tinubu presented 12 documents, including the academic records from the Chicago State University, and they were certified on June 28, 2023, by Amarr C. Orr, the Associate General Counsel, Office of the Legal Affairs, Chicago State University.
Why President Tinubu tendered academic record from Chicago State University
The respondent also tendered six copies of documents about the immigration and visa records of President Tinubu's trip to the US between 2011 and 2021.
During the February 25 presidential election campaign, there were controversies from the opposition camps that President Tinubu did not have an academic background from the Chicago State University as he fondly claimed.
The same argument was one reason the PDP and Atiku are asking the petition court to nullify his victory in the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu to open defence against Atiku, PDP on Tuesday
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu, through his lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, has announced that he would open his defence against the PDP and Atiku Abubakar's petition on Tuesday.
Olanipekun disclosed this after INEC closed its defence against Atiku and the PDP's petition on Monday at the Presidential election petition court.
INEC closed its case against the PDP and Atiku after it called one witness, Lawrence Bayode, the deputy director of IT with INEC.
Source: Legit.ng
