The lawyer to the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the last election and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar stated that Bola Tinubu forged his certificate.
During a press conference held on Thursday, Atiku’s attorney, Kalu Kalu, unveiled the significant findings uncovered by their legal team within the documents received from CSU.
In response to a journalist’s inquiry regarding the admissibility of these certificates in the Supreme Court, Kalu Kalu confirmed that Atiku Abubakar intends to introduce these documents as part of his petition.
He then went on to outline five key revelations from the documents that will bear relevance to Atiku’s case in the courtroom.
According to him,
Atiku, who also responded to questions in the press conference expressed his unwavering commitment to the legal process by stating,
Atiku also extended an earnest appeal for support from other presidential candidates, urging, them to join him in the campaign to enshrine probity, accountability, and the basic principles of justice, morality, and uprightness in our country and in our government.
During the press conference, when Mr. Kalu was queried about the significance of the documents acquired from Chicago State University in the context of the Supreme Court, he responded with conviction, stating
He went on to emphasize
Recall Atiku initiated legal action against President Tinubu, challenging the authenticity of Tinubu’s educational credentials obtained from Chicago State University (CSU).
Notably, President Tinubu made considerable efforts to block the release of these documents, contending that it constituted an intrusion into his privacy. However, the court dismissed his objections.
Subsequently, the academic records were disclosed to Atiku’s legal team on Monday, and a verbal deposition was provided by Caleb Westberg, the Registrar of CSU, the following day.
Meanwhile, The presidency has earlier refuted the allegation that the certificate presented by Tinubu to INEC is a forgery.
President Tinubu’s media aide, Temitope Ajayi, said this in a statement on Wednesday regarding the controversy around the CSU academic record.
He said,
