Why Tinubu’s CSU Result Looks Different from Others – Reno Omokri
POLITICS DIGEST- Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has attempted to shed light on the reported discrepancies between the certificate submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the specimens provided by Chicago State University (CSU).
The CSU had released Tinubu’s papers to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in obidience to a court order.
A lot of Nigerians have therefore queried the inconsistencies in the documents, alleging that the President may have forged the documents he submitted to INEC.
The CSU has repeatedly said he graduated from the School as the registrar, Caleb Westberg, affirmed that he did so in a court deposition on Tuesday.
Omokri said on his social media pages on Tuesday:
“Yesterday, Chicago State University released documents validating Bola Tinubu’s academic records. They did that under the penalty of perjury. It is now established beyond the shadow of a doubt that I was right. I am never for Bola Tinubu, but I will not lie and say that he did not attend a University I know he attended.
“But you may ask, why is his Chicago State University diploma looking different from others?
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“Nigerians may recall that on Friday, June 24, 2022, Bola Tinubu said all his academic certificates, including and especially his certificate from the University, were stolen when unknown persons sent by the Abacha administration raided his house while he was away on exile in Europe and America.
“This was published by all major newspapers in Nigeria the next day. In an affidavit, Bola Tinubu said that he:
“Went on self exile from October 1994 to October 1998, when I returned and discovered that my property including all the documents relating to my qualification and my certificates in respect of paragraph 3 above, were looted by unknown persons.”
“When you lose your original certificate, you can get a ceremonial replacement certificate from any number of third-party commercial vendors who will issue it to you after verifying from the original institution that you attended their school.
“If you studied in the United States and want a replacement certificate, just Google these words ‘how to get a ceremonial replacement certificate.’
“For example, in 1983, I attended an Elementary School in Albany, California, just outside the University of California, Berkeley. My parents have died, and the whereabouts of my record from that school was with them, and I was just nine years old at that time, so I have no proof that I attended beyond photographs.
“However, there are academic records, and I can pay commercial third-party sites to verify those records and issue me a ceremonial certificate. That is what Bola Tinubu did.
“Any interested parties can contact Chicago State University via their phone number (+1 (773) 995-2517) and their email address ([email protected]) to verify what I have written above.”
