Chicago State University (CSU) has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu, following requests by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last elections.
Gatekeepers News reports that over the weekend, the US district court for the northern district of Illinois ordered the Chicago CSU to release the academic records of Tinubu.
CSU said that it has discovered several certificates that match the replacement certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 1992 after a thorough search of its records.
The school’s discovery of similar certificates appears to have significantly undermined Atiku’s investigative efforts in Chicago.
In his third request, Atiku sought copies of any CSU diplomas, other than Tinubu’s, that contained the same font, seal, signatures, and wording as the one presented as Exhibit C to the First Liu Declaration, which purported to be a CSU diploma issued to Mr. Tinubu on or about June 22, 1979.
CSU’s response stated, “The documents responsive to this request which CSU, after diligent search, has been able to locate are produced herewith and Bates labelled CSU 0008 through CSU 0010. The students’ names on these diplomas have been redacted for privacy reasons. CSU is also producing, Bates labelled as CSU 0011 and CSU 0012, diplomas prepared for other CSU students (with their names redacted for privacy) which match the format of the Tinubu replacement diploma dated June 27, 1997.”
Regarding Atiku’s request for a copy of Tinubu’s certificate issued in 1979, CSU reiterated that it does not retain copies of students’ diplomas, including the one issued in 1979.
Michael D. Hayes, counsel to the school, stated, “CSU does not in the ordinary course keep copies of student diplomas, and after diligent search cannot locate a copy of the original diploma it prepared for Mr. Tinubu in 1979, hence has no documents responsive to this request.”
Atiku’s further request for copies of CSU documents related to Mr. Tinubu certified by Jamar C. Orr, Esq., including Exhibit D to the Uwais Declaration and all communications concerning the certification of such documents by Jamar C. Orr, Esq., during the period from August 1, 2022, to August 1, 2023, was partially fulfilled.
Hayes confirmed that the responsive documents certified by Mr. Orr were produced, but no documents related to communications were being provided due to a court objection.
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