Chicago University Agrees to Release Tinubu’s Academic Records after Atiku's Request, Gives Condition

Chicago University Agrees to Release Tinubu’s Academic Records after Atiku's Request, Gives Condition

  • President Bola Tinubu's tenure may be cut short as Nigerian leader as the Chicago State University has agreed to release his academic records to court
  • However, the university said it would not do so until it has a full understanding of the development between Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election
  • The Chicago State University reiterated that Tinubu is a graduate of the institution, clearing the controversies on the president's educational qualification.

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Chicago, USA - President Bola Tinubu's days as Nigeria's number-one citizen could be numbered, as the Chicago State University in the United States is reportedly ready to unveil his credentials during his days as a student of the institution.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a tweet on Thursday, August 24, claimed that the institution has officially agreed that the credentials of Nigeria's president would be made available to the court.

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Bola Tinubu/Atiku Abubakar/PDP/APC/Chicago State University
Chicago State University to release Tinubu's credentials Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Twitter

Recall that the PDP and its presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, have approached a US Court to compel the institution to release an acceptance letter, attendance, and other documents of the President's undergraduate days in the school.

How Chicago State University reacts to Atiku's request about Tinubu's academic credentials

However, in the document shared by the PDP on Twitter on Thursday, the university maintained its earlier position that Tinubu graduated from Chicago State University graduate.

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The varsity said it does not “understand” why Tinubu’s academic records “could possibly have any bearing on a 2023 election challenge in a foreign country”.

But the PDP captioned its tweet:

"This is now official. The Chicago State University in the United States of America, in response to the application filed by the @OfficialPDPNig and its Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 Election, @Atiku, has agreed to release the credentials of Bola A. Tinubu.

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"Nigerians and members of the international community are eagerly waiting for this information as this will form greater part of the decision-making process of the petition before the court."

See the tweet here:

Diplomacy: Tinubu receives letters of credence from 3 ambassadors-designates

Legit.ng earlier reported that Tinubu received three "letters of credence" from three ambassadors-designates at the presidential villa on Thursday.

The ambassadors-designates are from the Republic of Cuba, the United Arab Emirates, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Letter of Credence is a formal letter that the ambassadors show the president that their government appointed them to serve in Nigeria.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng