Ezekwesili in a post on X, also proposed the reform of Nigeria’s electoral and judicial systems
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has said President Bola Tinubu should have saved Nigeria from embarrassment by voluntarily asking Chicago State University (CSU)to release his academic records.
The former World Bank Vice President made this known in a recent post on her X handle, formerly Twitter, where she lamented the lack of transparency among Nigerian leaders.
Ezekwesili, whose comment is coming after the Chicago State University released Tinubu’s academic records, also noted that the saga would have been less traumatic and exemplary had the president asked the institution to publish his results.
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She went on to demand a reform of the electoral system and umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as the Nigerian judicial system.
Speaking via her social media page, Ezekwesili tweeted: “How so much easier it would have been for Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to have saved the country and people the embarrassment of this Chicago State University –CSU court case by instantly and voluntarily asking the institution to publish his academic credentials!
“How difficult could that have been?
“How so less traumatic such exemplary disclosure to remove all doubts would have been for Nigerians.
“Like most Nigerians, it is profoundly embarrassing to field mocking questions on this matter that strikes at the heart of our National Integrity from foreigners.
“Our Public Leaders of a certain genre despise Transparency and yet it is an antidote to fiascos like this one.
“As Citizens, at the end of the 2023 electoral process that follows the judgement by the Nigerian Supreme Court @SupremeCourtNg, our work is cut out for us to uncompromisingly demand a root and branch reform of the entire Electoral @inecnigeria and Judicial Systems @njcNig.”
