“We All know Each Other”: APC Chieftain Reacts As CSU Releases Tinubu’s Records To Atiku

• The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, said President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar are brothers
• Okechukwu said political parties should not heat up the polity over the Chicago State University (CSU) certificate
• The APC chieftain said the PDP presidential candidate has no moral standing to criticize President Tinubu

FCT, Abuja - The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, said there is no need to heat up the polity over the release of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s academic records by Chicago State University (CSU).

Okechukwu discredited Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, from making a statement on the recent issue of Tinubu’s Chicago certificate saga.

He accused Atiku of breaching the rotation convention among geopolitical zones in Nigeria by contesting for the 2023 presidential election.

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The founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stated this during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, on Wednesday, October 4.

“What I’m saying is that looking inwards, the day they breached their own practised constitution and denied the south of a candidate, that was the day their own crisis started.”

Chicago certificate: Tinubu and Atiku are brothers

Okechukwu said Atiku and President Tinubu are brothers and political parties should not “heat the polity” of the nation.

“We all know each other. Mr. President is not new to us. We know him. These issues have been on the table for decades. And if anyone knows Mr President it should be Waziri of Adamawa (Atiku). When they joined us in partisan politics in the late 80s, they belonged to a patriotic front, a political association back then canvassing for registration. It was headed by General Musa Shehu Yar Adua of blessed memory.

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“They were brothers; they knew each other as political friends from the same political family.

"We don’t have copy of certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC": CSU shares details

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that 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.

Can release of Tinubu’s records affect Supreme Court verdict?

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.

Source: Legit.ng