The Chicago State University says All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, indeed was its student.
Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said this in an email response to The PUNCH on Tuesday.
“Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request,” Poindexter wrote.
In an earlier letter dated August 20, 1999 and signed by then Registrar, Lois Davis, the university stated that Tinubu was its student between 1977 and 1979.
He wrote, “Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu did indeed attend Chicago State University from August 1977 through June 1979. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Administration with honours on June 22, 1979. His major was Accounting.”
Also attached to Tinubu’s form CF004 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission during his re-election bid in 2003 was a commendation letter from CSU recognising his performance and “high scholastic achievement”.
Tinubu’s academic qualification has, reportedly, been a subject of controversy for over a decade.
A recent viral article claimed that all the schools Tinubu claimed to have attended had disowned him.
Human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), had also questioned Tinubu’s credentials and sued the Nigeria Police Force for failing to investigate him.
The Supreme Court in its judgment on May 10, 2002 ruled that Tinubu could not be prosecuted by the police for alleged certificate forgery.
The apex court also ruled that the Inspector-General of Police could not be compelled by Gani to investigate Tinubu for alleged certificate forgery as he enjoyed immunity at the time.
Chief Bode George recently alleged that a “character like Tinubu is not wanted in Nigeria’s Presidency” and he gave his Chicago State University certificate controversy among others including his family background, date of birth and indigeneship as reasons for his questioning, saying he lied about everything.
Secretary General, South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023, Hon. Bosun Oladele, however in an interview with The DEFENDER countered the Peoples Democratic Party leader asking, “what character is Chief Bode George” to question the character of others.
By the latest development, it appears that Tinubu, like AbdulMuminu Jibrin said on AriseTV recently, has started tackling allegations against him beginning with this.
It is expected that other allegations of how he made his money, affording a bullion van on an election day, his age, family background and indigeneship will also equally receive treatment by him in times to come, The DEFENDER reports
