“Tinubu Who Attended CSU is Same Person”: Chicago State University Tells Atiku’s Lawyer

“Tinubu Who Attended CSU is Same Person”: Chicago State University Tells Atiku’s Lawyer

  • Chicago State University (CSU) has told lawyers of PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar that President Bola Tinubu was the same person who attended the university
  • CSU's registrar, Caleb Westberg, said the gender of the student admitted by the university was male and not female
  • Westberg stated this while giving an oral deposition to support the documents on Tinubu

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Chicago, United States - The registrar of Chicago State University (CSU) Caleb Westberg said the Tinubu who attended the university is the same as President Bola Tinubu.

Westberg said the school was bombarded with many enquiries between five and 30 daily about Tinubu, PM News reported.

Chicago State University tells Atiku's lawyer that same Tinubu attended the university
Chicago State University tells Atiku's lawyer that same Tinubu attended the university Photo Credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/ Atiku Abubakar
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He said the university never notified Tinubu about the flood of enquiries they received.

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He stated this during the deposition at the office of Angela Liu, Atiku’s lawyer, , at West Wacker Drive in Chicago, on Tuesday, October 3.

“We believe Bola Tinubu who attended CSU is the same person who is the president of Nigeria today”

Westberg said Tinubu matched the records in their file against the information provided by the student or on behalf of the student.

Tinubu who attended CSU is male

Speaking on the gender of the student admitted in 1977 from South West College, Westberg said Tinubu applied to the university as a male and a letter of admission was issued to a male.

Atiku’s lawyers inspect documents as CSU releases Tinubu’s academic record

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Atiku and his legal team are reportedly weighing the next action after CSU released the academic records of President Tinubu.

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CSU released Tinubu’s document to Atiku on Monday, October 2, in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois.

Atiku silent as Chicago State University releases Tinubu’s records

Atiku was yet to react after CSU released Tinubu's academic records.

The PDP candidate had requested for the academic records of Tinubu to back his allegation of forgery against the president.

Tinubu’s coursemate at Chicago University swears affidavit

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan, gave a fresh update concerning the authenticity of the certificate of President Tinubu from the Chicago State University.

Omokri said a Nigerian man identified as Olajide Adeniji had sworn an affidavit that he was a classmate of President Tinubu at Chicago State University.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.