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Presidential Election Petition: Atiku Says Tinubu Gained Admission To Chicago University As Female Student

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By Ayodele Oni

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A document indicating that President Bola Tinubu gained admission to Chicago State University as a female student, was on Friday  admitted by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC)  in Abuja.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party tendered the document along with others to prove the allegations in their joint petition challenging Tinubu’s declaration as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.

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Other documents tendered and in evidence by the petitioners and admitted as exhibits by the Court are  a certified true copy of a certificate supposedly issued to Tinubu by the Chicago State University, a certificate of service by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) issued in the name of Tinubu Bola Adekunle, Party membership card and certificate of service  from Mobile Oil  Nigeria Plc.

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Other documents tendered by the petitioners, in urging the Court to nullify Tinubu’s election are, a notarized judgment of the USA Court for criminal forfeiture of asset of Tinubu, as well as a print out of the Guinea passport belonging to Tinubu.

PEPC also admitted a certificate of compliance, a witness statement on oath, along with other documents to prove the allegations contained in their petition.

The lead counsel to the petitioners, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), while leading the 27th witness of the petitioners, Mr. Mike Enahoro-Eba, subpoenaed to come and testify in court, tendered the documents through the witness, who is an Abuja based human rights activist and public interest lawyer.

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In a surprised. move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu vehemently objected against the admission of his Chicago State University Degree as exhibit by the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja.

He also kicked against tendering and admission as exhibit, his Republic of Guinea International passport.

Similarly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) joined in kicking against admission of the documents.

However, inspite of the stiff opposition, the Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani admitted all the documents as exhibits.

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