Certificate Fraud: Atiku, Obi lament as BBC reports clears Tinubu

Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have kicked against the BBC Reports that cleared President Bola Tinubu of the certificate forgery allegation levelled against him by the former vice president.

The Global Disinformation Team of the BBC said there was no evidence that the diploma certificate of the Chicago State University President Tinubu submitted to the Independent National Electoral Law (INEC) was forged.

BBC clears Tinubu of certificate forgery allegation

The social media was on gaga last week when Atiku, at a press conference, alleged that President Tinubu presented a forged Chicago State University certificate to INEC following the release of the president's academic records at his Alma Mata.

According to the BBC report, as against the claim by some people and Atiku, there was no evidence that the diplomas released by the Chicago State University confirmed that the certificate President Tinubu submitted to INEC was forged.

Atiku reacts to BBC report on Tinubu's certificate forgery allegation

But the former vice president, through his special assistant on public communications, Phrank Shaibu, in his reaction, criticised the BBC report that cleared the president.

Shaibu, in a statement on Wednesday, October 11, said the BBC report was a hatched job and that the outrage that followed the report from Nigerians was enough proof that the British media had goofed.

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Peter Obi kicks as BBC report says no evidence Tinubu forged his certificate In his reaction, Atiku's counterpart, Obi, called on President Tinubu to re-introduce himself to Nigerians and come clean on questions about his age, name, academic background, family and everything related to him.

At a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Obi said the president should save the country from the global embarrassment allegedly caused by the questions on his identity, background and academic records.