The Presidency has strongly asserted that President Bola Tinubu’s certificate, which was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is authentic and not a forgery.
Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Tinubu, pointed out that Chicago State University (CSU) has officially verified that the President’s academic credentials are legitimate.
CSU has provided a sworn statement confirming Tinubu’s attendance and graduation from the institution, further clarifying that the university does not issue replacement certificates for lost ones.
Ajayi emphasized that the accusation of forgery is baseless, as it is impossible for anyone to forge a certificate they genuinely possess.
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“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.
“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.”
In response to a petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Chicago State University (CSU) released Bola Tinubu’s academic records as per a court order.
Atiku had requested these documents as part of his efforts to substantiate his allegations of forgery against Tinubu. It’s worth noting that the accusation of forgery was one of several claims that were dismissed by the presidential election court during the legal proceedings initiated by Atiku to contest Tinubu’s election.
