Please forgive Tinubu, withdraw your case in Chicago to save Nigeria from shame - APC chieftain begs Atiku

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, Hyde Kalu has appealed to Atiku Abubuakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to withdraw his case against President Bola Tinubu seeking to acquire his academic records from the Chicago State University.

According to the APC youth leader in Abia state, the “the issue is already generating negative attention to Nigeria across the globe, and Atiku should save the country this embarrassment.”

In a press statement issued to the media on Monday, September 25, Kalu noted that “it is quite unfortunate that the pride of Nigeria has been dragged to a point of ridicule in the comity of nations,” in an attempt to validate Tinubu’s educational qualifications.

He, however, appealed to Atiku to discontinue the law suit in the United States and allow the Supreme Court decide the fate of all candidates in the 2023 presidential election.

He said, “Atiku is a statesman, and it is not in contention that he has the love of Nigeria at heart.

“I am sure that no Nigerian is happy with the way our country has been subjected to ridicule over the court ruling in the United States

“For the love of this country and to spare Nigerians the shame of how this process may end, it is important that we plead with Atiku to drop that case and not allow us wash our dirty linens in the public.

“We are all patriots, and I believe that we can have a decent way of handling this matter and save Nigerians the shame of this impending embarrassment.

“The election has come and gone, and a president has emerged. We are all humans, and that is why I am pleading with Atiku to discontinue the case in America for the sake of the country and in consideration of the friendship between him and President Tinubu,” Kalu said.

It will be recalled that Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of a Chicago Magistrate Court had asked the Chicago State University to testify under oath in a discovery of President Tinubu’s academic records at the university, and the president caused an emergency appeal to the ruling citing “severe and irreparable damage” to him if the order of the magistrate court was granted.

Atiku is contesting the declaration of President Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election and one of the grounds of his appeal is that the president forged the document of his academic record that was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Signed:

Hyde Kalu

Umuahia

Abia State.