How Chicago State University certificate saga tarnishes Nigeria's image - Peter Obi reveals

Peter Obi, the Labour Party flagbearer in the 2023 presidential election, has lamented how the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu's academic records at the Chicago State University tarnished the image of Nigeria.

Obi's counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, accused the president of submitting a forged Chicago State University certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 election.

Atiku had approached a Magistrate Court in the United States to compel the Chicago State University to release the academic records of President Tinubu to him, his prayer was granted, and the documents were released to him.

In the affidavit the Chicago State University swore to, the school confirmed that President Tinubu attended the university within the stipulated year and also revealed his transcript while explaining the discrepancies in his name and gender.

But Atiku, at a press conference on Thursday, October 5, alleged that the certificate the president was holding belonged to a Black American woman and subsequently filed it as new evidence at the Supreme Court

Taking the footstep of Atiku, Obi at a press conference on Wednesday, October 11, said the controversies around President Tinubu's academic records at the Chicago State University and other questionable identity have tarnished the image of the country.

Obi said: "Chicago State University matter, as well as questions surrounding Tinubu's identity and many other ingrained identity issues, have further tarnished Nigeria's international image."

Tinubu’s CSU and Identity Issues Have Further Tarnished Nigeria’s International Image

Chicago State University matter, as well as questions surrounding Tinubu's identity and many other ingrained identity issues, have further tarnished Nigeria's international image

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