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Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Bobloco: 7:40pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
The legal process initiated by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar asking the Chicago State University (CSU) for the discovery of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records has taken on a new twist with the admission of errors on the documents. Lawyers to President Tinubu, while filing their response to Atiku’s enquiry, however, blamed the clerk of the 156 year-old school for the errors in his academic documents and certificate. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois had given Tinubu until August 23 to make a formal filing on why his records should not be released to the petitioner, Atiku Abubakar. In complying with the directive of the court, however, Tinubu’s lawyer said that an unidentified clerk of the university “unfortunately” made the errors as to the dates the school stated on his recently-issued certificate and when he actually graduated, thereby creating “the appearance of differences.” Tinubu’s new claim was made before the judge hearing the case, Jeffery Gilbert of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Atiku had subpoenaed the university to make a discovery of Tinubu’s academic records, believing that such discoveries will shed more light on the controversies surrounding Tinubu’s educational claims. There have been crises of authenticity about the documents that Tinubu submitted with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a viral document that the university in the 1970s admitted a female student bearing Bola Tinubu who was born on March 29, 1954. While President Tinubu claimed that he was born on March 29, 1952, he had also, at different times, listed 1954 as his birth year in the past. In 1999, during his run for the Lagos State governorship position, he claimed to have attended schools in Nigeria, which included Government College Ibadan, but which he later rescinded. He had also recently expunged his primary and secondary education from his records after it was discovered that other schools he listed under oath in his 1999 INEC form CF001 did not exist anywhere in Nigeria. However, the documents being sought by Atiku seek to highlight which early education credentials Tinubu submitted to Chicago University before he was admitted into the institution. Atiku’s contention is that Tinubu had presented contradictory claims in Nigeria and the university in responding to a previous subpoena. Tinubu’s response, which was signed by his lawyers, Oluwole Afolabi and Christopher Carmichael, quotes in part, “unfortunately, in responding to the illegal and invalid subpoena, CSU made several errors. “CSU issued a new diploma for Bola A. Tinubu, but incorrectly wrote the date of graduation as June 27, 1979. “The correct date was June 22, 1979, but that scrivener’s error – along with a change in the CSU logo, the font on the diploma, and leadership at CSU who signed the diploma, created the appearance of differences between an earlier issued diploma and the one issued in response to the 2022 subpoena.” Atiku had sued to obtain Tinubu’s school records under a U.S. statute that allows documents available in the U.S. to be subpoenaed for use as evidence in a foreign court. He argued that Tinubu had presented contradictory claims in Nigeria and the CSU, in responding to a previous subpoena, had issued documents that contradicted what Tinubu had entered under oath in Nigeria. However, Tinubu’s lawyers, led by Oluwole Afolabi and Christopher Carmichael, argued that the August 2022 subpoena that was issued following a request by a Nigerian lawyer Mike Enahoro-Ebah was “illegal” because he had no valid grounds to seek the documents, especially under education privacy rights. The lawyers, nonetheless, admitted the documents indeed emanated from the CSU, but an unnamed clerk had mistakenly typed the graduation date. “Unfortunately, in responding to the illegal and invalid subpoena, CSU made several errors,” Tinubu’s attorneys said. “CSU issued a new diploma for Bola A. Tinubu, but incorrectly wrote the date of graduation as June 27, 1979.” The lawyers also said changes in school-authorised signatories and logos, alongside other anomalies like the fonts of the certificate, all combined to generate an appearance of wrongdoing. https://dailypost.ng/2023/08/24/tinubu-admits-errors-on-chicago-university-certificate-blames-clerk/ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by TemplarLandry: 7:41pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Jackson619007: 7:42pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
U |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Silasjona: 7:42pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
What type Nigeria do you want to leave behind for your Children unborn Oga. All for the money |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by TinubuThief: 7:43pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Barawo banza 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Throwback: 7:44pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
How many times do you want to create a topic that was already on the front page today? As rightly asserted by Tinubu, the school is responsible for whatever errors occur in its correspondences or documents it provides the many enquiries on the same topic. 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Alchemy528: 7:44pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Reposting same news |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by endsarrrs(f): 7:45pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
TemplarLandry: Lol...jobless lazy miserable youth, what do you have to say without mentioning Obi? 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by AntiTerrorist: 7:47pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Tinubu is a criminal bigger than Nigeria constitution. |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Donwilson88: 7:48pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Why are Nigerians overlooking and swallowing all these letdowns and compromises? Its hi time we said enough is enough!just to correct our cracked foundation! Because we will keep being this way if we don’t stop this!! 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by budaatum: 8:00pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
“CSU issued a new diploma for Bola A. Tinubu, but incorrectly wrote the date of graduation as June 27, 1979. Reminds me of that poor girl with the fake record Jamb score.
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Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by shortgun(m): 8:18pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Tinubu is not pure everything about him is controversial. 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Jostoman: 10:04pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Alchemy528:the news sweet now |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Jostoman: 10:04pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
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Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by a4cube: 10:07pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Throwback:Now that he has admitted error let him write the school to correct it. Or should we take the error document and move on? 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by a4cube: 10:10pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
What exactly is the qualification tinubu obtained from CSU? BSc or Diploma? |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by Bigkoko: 10:43pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
It's quite clear this criminal usurping the position of president of Nigeria will give no qualms destroying the credibility of a 156 year old institution because of a four year stint to bear the name: president of Nigeria! See how shallow and totally despicable this drug peddler is? No shame. No remorse. Lying through his dirty teeth of a purported error by a clerk of the school. What happened to when he saw it. People like this criminal are sent to firing squad in China before they destroy china! But the cloak of tribalism, religious patronage and open affiliations with foolishness won't let them see road! Such a shameless human being! Bobloco: 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by SpartaOfLagos: 10:49pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Throwback:Then why did Tinubu write to stop the court in Chicago from releasing his school certificates to Atiku abubakar? Why una no dey shame like this Tinubu is a criminal 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu Admits Errors On Chicago University Certificate, Blames Clerk by AfonjaEmir: 10:54pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Same area , same sophisticated criminals. South West --- A region that celebrates and appoints criminals as political gladiators |
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