Presidency Breaks Silence on Chicago State University Saga: “Tinubu’s Certificate Not Fake”

• The presidency has cleared the air regarding the authenticity of Bola Tinubu's academic records submitted to INEC
• The presidency insisted that Tinubu's certificate submitted to INEC during the 2023 presidential election was not fake
• Tinubu’s media aide, Temitope Ajayi, on Wednesday, concluded that there was no iota of truth regarding the forgery case against the president

The presidency has dismissed claims that the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 presidential elections was forged.

Recall that the Chicago State University (CSU) released the academic records of Tinubu to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, October 2, following the order of a court.

Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of the CSU certificate against Tinubu.

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The university registrar had made an oral deposition of the documents, but there were different interpretations.

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Reacting on Wednesday, October 4, Tinubu’s media aide, Temitope Ajayi, argued that CSU affirmed under oath that Tinubu attended and graduated from the institution and that the school does not handle replacements for lost certificates.

He said there was no truth in the forgery claim, adding that no person can forge a certificate he already has, Daily Trust reported.

Taking to his account on the X page (formerly known as Twitter), Ajayi wrote:

“We should be clear.

“In the deposition made by the Chicago State University, there was nowhere the University said the certificate presented to INEC by President Tinubu is fake. The University insisted under oath that President Tinubu graduated with honours and even at that, replacements for lost certificates are done by vendors not the University.

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“The claim that President Tinubu submitted fake certificate to INEC does not make sense. A man can not forge the academic records he possesses. You can only forge what you don’t have.”

Nigerians react to presidential aide's claim on X

Legit.ng captured the reactions of some netizens on X page regarding Ajayi's statement on Tinubu's certificate submitted to INEC.

@JeffreyGuterman tweeted:

"Your claims are pure crap. Stop defending a criminal."

@Ifenkeli tweeted:

"You go explain tire no evidence."

@josephanyaa tweeted:

"Lol. for this twitter, you no fit gaslight us, just forget am. you can go and tell people that watch NTA whatever crap you want, but your lies won’t fly on this app."

@soloawo tweeted:

"If the replacement of certificate is done by vendor, tell Nigerians the Oluwole vendor that forged it for Tinubu. CSU claimed that Tinubu's certificate was replaced in 1997 but he never come to collect it but went to Oluwole vendor to forge the replacement he submitted to INEC."

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Chicago University Certificate Saga: Tinubu’s Foreign Affairs Minister reacts

Meanwhile, Nigerians have been urged to forget about the controversy surrounding the academic records of President Tinubu from the Chicago State University.

The minister of foreign affairs Yusuf Tuggar stated this during a live telecast on Channels TV breakfast programme, 'Sunrise Daily'.

He noted that more important national issues need adequate attention rather than a certificate conversation.

Tinubu did not finish from CSU: Kalu

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that a lawyer, Kalu Kalu, said the certificate President Tinubu submitted to INEC is not the document issued by the Chicago State University.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday night, October 3, Kalu stated that the incumbent Nigerian leader did not finish from the CSU.

Source: Legit.ng