"We Don’t Have Copy of Certificate Tinubu Submitted to INEC": Chicago University Shares More Details
- Chicago State University (CSU) said vendors produce replacement certificates, not the institution
- The CSU registrar, Caleb Westberg, said the institution does not have a copy of the certificate President Bola Tinubu submitted to INEC
- Westberg also disclosed that diplomas are considered to be merely ceremonial documents in the United States
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Chicago, United States - Chicago State University said it does not have the copy of the certificate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 general election.
The institution's registrar, Caleb Westberg, stated this while making a deposition on the release of President Tinubu’s academic records, The Cable reported
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Westberg said CSU only has certificates that students didn’t pick up in their possession.
“The university only has diplomas that students didn’t pick up in its possession. The university does not typically keep diplomas. I do not have the diploma that was submitted to INEC in our possession.”
Vendors produce replacement diplomas
He disclosed that vendors handle replacement diplomas for the institution.
“It is done by outside vendors”.
Transcripts important than diplomas
Westberg said transcripts hold more reliance than diplomas in the United States.
According to the CSU registrar, diplomas are merely ceremonial documents.
“Diplomas are considered merely ceremonial documents. In some other countries, it may be considered more. In the US, more reliance is placed on transcripts and not on diplomas.”
Can release of Tinubu’s records affect Supreme Court verdict?
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that some Senior Advocates of Nigeria spoke up about the usefulness of the release of President Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku at the Supreme Court.
The senior lawyers said there was nothing Atiku and his legal team could do with Tinubu's academic record.
Tinubu’s certificate: 3 crucial issues that dashed Atiku’s hope
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Wahab Shittu SAN said Atiku’s hope had been dashed following the release of President Tinubu’s academic records by CSU.
He listed the three crucial issues in Atiku’s case against President Tinubu.
Atiku silent as Chicago State University releases Tinubu’s records
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku was yet to react after CSU released the academic records of President Tinubu.
The former vice president had requested Tinubu's academic records to back his allegation that the president forged his CSU certificate.
The PDP candidate and his legal team are reportedly weighing the next action after CSU released Tinubu's academic records.
Source: Legit.ng
