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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, has revealed that the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi, inspired him to make inquiries about President Bola Tinubu’s academic records.
Atiku had filed a suit against Tinubu over his academic record at the Chicago State University (CSU).
Speaking at a world press conference on Thursday, he said: “I must thank our lawyers, both here and abroad, for helping us bring clarity to this issue that has dragged on for about half of a century.
“The late Human right Gani Fawehinmi, has vindicated us. Now he can truly rest in peace knowing that the journey he started 23 years ago is on course.”
On October 7, 1999, Fawehinmi filed an order at the Federal High Court, Lagos, to compel security operatives to investigate criminal allegations which he made against Tinubu, who was then governor of Lagos State.
Tinubu had made the claim of loss of certificates in his filings with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 1999.
He however stated in 1999 that he attended St Paul Children’s Home School, Ibadan, from 1958 to 1964 and Government College, Ibadan (GCI) from 1965 to 1968 before proceeding to Richard Daley College, Chicago, from 1969 to 1971 and the University of Chicago.
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