‘Bola A. Tinubu’, (‘female’), obtained 3 GCE O/L papers in 1970 before college diploma
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Newly obtained court papers show “Bola A. Tinubu” (“female”) gained admission into Chicago State University (CSU) to study business administration with high school science subjects, as shown in a 1970 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O/L).
A certified true copy (CTC) of the certificate obtained from the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shows she took only three science subjects – physics, chemistry, and biology.
The certificate, with serial number S028705, shows it was obtained in the November/December 1970 GCE examination conducted by the University of Cambridge, per reporting by Peoples Gazette.
The biodata and educational records of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (male) are shrouded in secrecy to the discomfort of his political rivals and other Nigerians, and he now has more inconsistencies to clarify with the certificate showing he used the three subjects (without English or mathematics) to qualify for a business administration Bachelor’s degree course at CSU.
“This is to certify that the candidate (Bola A. Tinubu) named below sat for a Joint Examination for the Higher School Certificate and General Certificate of Education and qualified for the award of a General Certificate of Education (GCE),” said the document allegedly issued by Cambridge University’s Local Examinations Syndicate in 1970.
“The candidate passed at the level shown (Principal or Subsidiary) in the subject(s) named and attained the standard of the G.C.E. Advanced or Ordinary Level pass as indicated.”
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Atiku alleges Tinubu forged CSU degree certificate
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday upheld the election of Tinubu as President, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), despite allegation of certificate forgery against him.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) levelled the allegation at the PEPC in Abuja where his witness presented documents subpoenaed from CSU.
The allegation comprised identity theft, age falsification, certificate forgery, and perjury. But the PEPC rejected the witness as incompetent.
Atiku is currently litigating in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for a subpoena compelling CSU to provide him directly with Tinubu’s records.
Filings at the PEPC in Abuja and in the US court show Tinubu’s CSU records presented in both courts have the same details.
The documents show, among others, that one “Bola A. Tinubu”, a “female”,
- Who was born on 29 March 1954,
- Attended Southwest College in Chicago after attending Government College, Lagos.
- She obtained a diploma from Southwest College with which she was admitted to CSU in 1977, and graduated with a BSc degree in “business administration” in 1979.
- The degree certificate CSU issued to her was dated 27 June 1979.
However, Atiku argued President Bola Tinubu filled in the forms he submitted to the INEC in 1999 and 2022 that, he, a “man”,
- Was born on 29 March 1952.
- Attended Government College, Ibadan (in 1999 INEC forms).
- Declined to state his primary and secondary schools (in 2022 INEC form)
- Attended CSU where he graduated with a BSc degree in “business and administration” in 1979.
- His CSU degree certificate was dated 22 June 1979.
Atiku insisted these and other discrepancies in Tinubu’s records show his degree certificate was allegedly forged by engaging in identity theft to counterfeit and claim the school records of the original “Bola A. Tinubu”, who is a female.
Atiku has asked the US court to expedite the subpoena of Tinubu’s CSU records to clear the inconsistencies in Tinubu’s particulars he needs to buttress his case at the Supreme Court of Nigeria in his appeal against the judgment of the PEPC.