Tinubu has 2 CSU certificates signed by different persons, she adds
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“If you look at both ‘A’ and ‘B’, it would appear that one of them is fake. Further interrogation of both documents, however, tells that BOTH certificates may well be fake – notwithstanding that ‘B’ was purportedly issued by CSU ….
“Certificate ‘A’ was purportedly signed by two other people apart from Dr. Elnora D. Daniel. These names are not clear and it is indicative of a deliberate attempt to confuse the reader into believing the authenticity of the document.” – Atiku’s lawyer.
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Angela Liu, lawyer for Atiku Abubakar, has told the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, United States how President Bola Tinubu presented two contradictory Chicago State University (CSU) certificates signed by different persons and “BOTH certificates may well be fake.”
Liu pointed out the discrepancies in response to a submission by Tinubu’s lawyers, saying one certificate was issued on 22 June 1979 and the other on 27 June 1979 signed by “two different sets of people.”
A statement Atiku issued through Liu at the weekend expressed dismay the certificates bear different letter fonts and logos of CSU, according to NaijaNews.com
Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is challenging the election of Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), seeking his sack over alleged multiple criminal activities, including certificate forgery, perjury, and dealing in narcotics.
Liu said the first certificate provided by CSU was signed by three people, and the other was signed by two.
Tinubu had blamed “clerical error” for the discrepancies in his certificate, insisting an unidentified CSU clerk made the error about the date the school stated on his recently issued certificate, creating “the appearance of differences”.
However, Liu clarified that one certificate asserts that Tinubu was issued the certificate on 22 June 1979 and another asserts he received the certificate on 27 June 1979, with the certificates bearing different CSU letter fonts and logos.
Her words: “The document marked ‘A’ is the certificate submitted by Tinubu to INEC [Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission]. This certificate is, in every material respect, exactly the same as the document marked ‘B’ except for the following.
“Document ‘A’ is signed by at least three people whereas ‘B’ is signed by only two people.
“The document marked ‘E’ states that Tinubu was issued a certificate on 22nd June 1979 but then proceeded to forward a copy of a certificate (‘B’) dated 27th June 1979.
“Please note that ‘A’ is actually dated 22nd June 1979, but this document did not emanate from CSU. Only ‘B’ did.
“You cannot have two certificates issued by the same university, to the same person, for the same course of study, but issued on different dates and signed by two different sets of people.
“The documents ‘A’ and ‘B’ both state that Tinubu graduated with a BSc in ‘Business AND Administration’, whereas document ‘E’ (which came from CSU) states that he graduated with a BSc in ‘Business Administration’.”
Liu said the CSU website makes no reference to “business and administration” and only says the College of Business offers a contemporary business program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
She also argued it was not possible for Elnora D. Daniel to be among those who signed both of Tinubu’s certificates because she was only CSU President between 1998 and 2008.
“She was neither President of the university in 1979 – when the certificate was purportedly issued – nor was she President in 2022, when the replacement certificates were issued.”
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‘You cannot have two certificates issued by the same university, to the same person, for the same course of study’
SharaReporters adds Atiku has also said through Liu that a closer scrutiny of the CSU documents shows Tinubu has two copies of the certificate.
One is the certified true copy of the certificate Tinubu submitted to the INEC on June 17, 2022, but “this, purportedly, is the certificate issued to him by Chicago State University (‘CSU’) showing that he attended the school, and evidencing the degree he was awarded.
“In another document is a copy of a letter dated September 22, 2022 from Mr. Caleb Westberg, the Registrar of CSU attaching a copy of the certificate issued to Bola Tinubu in recognition of the degree he was awarded by the university.
“There is another document, which is a copy of the certificate forwarded by Mr. Westberg, as mentioned above, in response to a subpoena that was issued to CSU in respect of Bola Tinubu’s academic qualifications and achievements.
“There is also a copy of the bio of Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson. Dr. Lubin-Johnson was the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of CSU from January 2001 to December 2002.
“Also is a copy of the bio of Dr. Elnora D. Daniel. Dr. Daniel was the President of CSU from 1998 to 2008.
“The document marked ‘A’ is the certificate submitted by Tinubu to INEC. This certificate is in every material respect, exactly the same as the document marked ‘B’ except for the following:
“Document ‘A’ is signed by at least 3 people whereas ‘B’ is signed by only 2 people.
“The document marked ‘E’ states that Tinubu was issued a certificate on 22nd June 1979 but then proceeded to forward a copy of a certificate (‘B’) dated 27th June 1979. Please note that ‘A’ is actually dated 22nd June 1979, but this document did not emanate from CSU. Only ‘B’ did.
“It is clear that either ‘A’ or ‘B’ is fake (if not both). You cannot have two certificates issued by the same university, to the same person, for the same course of study, but issued on different dates and signed by two different sets of people.
“The documents ‘A’ and ‘B’ both state that Tinubu graduated with a BSc in ‘Business AND Administration’ whereas, document ‘E’ (which came from CSU) states that he graduated with a BSc in ‘Business Administration’.
“It is important to note that CSU’s website states that ‘The College of Business offers a contemporary business program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Masters in Business Administration (MBA)’.
“Nowhere is there any reference to ‘Business AND Administration’ throughout the website.
“If you look at both ‘A’ and ‘B’, it would appear that one of them is fake. Further interrogation of both documents, however, tells that BOTH certificates may well be fake – notwithstanding that ‘B’ was purportedly issued by CSU.
“Both certificates were purportedly signed by Dr. Elnora D. Daniel. This is physically impossible, as Dr. Daniel was only President of CSU from 1998 to 2008.
“She was neither President of the university in 1979 – when the certificate was purportedly issued – nor was she President in 2022, when the replacement certificates were issued. (See document marked ‘D1’ and ‘D2’).
“Certificate ‘A’ was purportedly signed by two other people apart from Dr. Elnora D. Daniel. These names are not clear and it is indicative of a deliberate attempt to confuse the reader into believing the authenticity of the document.
“Certificate ‘A’ was purportedly signed by Dr. Niva Lubin (please note that her name is actually Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson and every public document or reference bears her full name and not the abbreviation).
“This is also physically impossible, as Dr. Lubin-Johnson was the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of CSU from January 2001 to December 2002 only.
“She was appointed to the Board of Trustees only in 1996 and was not made the Chairperson until five years later.
“Dr. Lubin-Johnson was neither a member of the Board of Trustees nor its Chairperson in 1979 – when the purportedly issued certificate – nor was she Chairperson in 2022, when the replacement certificate was purportedly issued. (See document marked ‘C1’ and ‘C2’).”