Gbadamosi also criticised Tinubu’s administration over its borrowing, alleging that loans obtained by the government are being looted.
By Kehinde Okeowo
African Democratic Congress (ADC) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has thrown his weight behind the claim by Dr Pearse Adetokunbo that President Bola Tinubu did not attend Chicago State University, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate’s educational history is “opaque”.
He backed the claims on Sunday, 8 November, in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, where he described the former lecturer as a “man of integrity”.
Earlier, Adetokunbo, who stated he once lectured at Chicago State University, accused President Tinubu of falsely presenting himself as a former student of the American institution, insisting that the Nigerian leader never attended the university.
He went on to allege that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, was misleading Nigerians by defending claims that Tinubu studied at the institution.
“The Education Minister works for the President. The Education Minister is lying, just as the President himself is a bona fide professional liar,” he said.
While expressing support for Dr Adetokunbo via his post, Gbadamosi said he knew the former lecturer very well and was pleased that he had made his claims public after previously discussing the matter with him privately.
He also challenged claims surrounding Tinubu’s attendance at Government College Lagos, insisting that the President could not have graduated from the institution in 1970 because it was not established until 1974.
“I also know, contrary to the information that Chicago State University claimed to have on their records, that Bola Tinubu, man or woman, did not graduate from Government College Lagos in 1970, because the school was not established until 1974,” he said.
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Gbadamosi, who noted that he attended the institution from 1978, added that he witnessed the graduation of its first set of students in 1979.
“Tinubu was not there,” he stated.
The ADC chieftain further alleged that Tinubu did not attend Government College Ibadan, claiming he had received information about the President’s educational history as far back as 1998.
Questioning the President’s style of governance, Gbadamosi asked: “If his educational history is this opaque, why are you surprised at his buccaneering style of governance?”
He also criticised the Tinubu administration over its borrowing, alleging that loans obtained by the government were being looted.
“Why are you surprised at the wholesale borrowing and looting of loans?” he queried.
Gbadamosi declared: “We are being ruled by brigands, but if Nigerians are to survive and prosper, that brigandage must end in 2027, no matter what!”
