As the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by Chicago State University continue to raise intense scrutiny and profound questions about him, Mr Farooq Kperogi, a US based professor of journalism and columnist, has delved into the matter, shedding light on the complexities of the case.
While speaking during an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday, Kperogi stated, “We have established that he attended the university, he graduated from it, but the other issue is the certificate he presented to INEC. It is now clear that that certificate was forged.
Regarding the impact of these revelations on Tinubu’s legitimacy, he said, “Does the fact that he forged the certificate invalidate the legitimacy of his claim that he attended university? No. These are completely different issues.”
He expressed scepticism about predicting the Supreme Court’s decision, highlighting its unpredictable nature, but emphasised the significance of the case, “What former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has succeeded in doing from my perspective is to hold President Bola Tinubu to account, to beam the searchlight on his identity and his credentials. Even if the Supreme Court does not overturn Tinubu’s election, he has been wounded almost irreparably in moral terms.”
