According to Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, the controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s diploma certificate threatens the prestige of the country.
Atiku Abubakar, a PDP presidential contender, submitted a certificate from Chicago State University (CSU) to the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) in 2023. Tinubu was accused of forging the document.
Obi asserted that because of what Tinubu is alleged to have done, Nigerians are now perceived around the world as fraudsters, certificate forgers, and identity thieves. He made this assertion while speaking on Wednesday at the global press conference in Abuja.
In addition, Obi encouraged the President to provide information on his real name, the university he attended, the place where he served, and the CSU degree.
The former governor of Anambra requested that President Tinubu promptly educate Nigerians and the rest of the world about him.
He said: “Mr Tinubu should tell the nation his true name, the school he attended, where he served and the certificate he obtained. He must do this task once and now. It is a matter of morality, honour, and integrity. Tinubu needs to come clean.
“The world now sees every Nigerian as a fraudster, certificate forger and identity thief because of what Bola Ahmed Tinubu did at Chicago State University.
“Even though all you need to run for president are primary and secondary school attendance, I personally attached my University degree certificates, plus my NYSC. You can go and verify.
“I attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Soludo, Emefiele, the present Vice Chancellor and the two DVCs were all my schoolmates. You can go and verify.
“Bola Tinubu should reintroduce himself to the nation he governs, and tell the nation who he is, where he is from, where he went to school, and his real name. It’s a simple task that will take only a few minutes. And he must perform this task immediately.”
