CSU: Foreign Minister responds to Tinubu’s certificate controversy

Yusuf Tuggar, the minister of foreign affairs, has responded to the debate about President Bola Tinubu’s academic standing at Chicago State University (CSU).

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for president in the most recent election, is recalled by OBASANJO NEWS24 as having petitioned the US District Court in Northern Illinois to order the release of President Tinubu’s academic records to him.

According to the former vice president, the document would support his claim in a Supreme Court lawsuit contesting Tinubu’s selection in the election on February 25.

In its decision, the US Court mandated that CSU give Atiku access to Tinubu’s academic records.

The university on Monday provided copies of certificates with names deleted granted to other people around the same time the Nigerian president graduated from the university in 1979, as well as a cache of documents pertaining to Tinubu’s stay at the school, to Atiku’s legal team.

The president’s certificate from the CSU, however, reportedly differed from the one he gave to the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, before the election.

The foreign affairs minister, who was interviewed on Channels Television on Wednesday, responded by claiming that the administration has no boundaries.

He described the accusations as merely “frivolous issues” meant to divert attention from Bola Tinubu’s administration.

“Instead of addressing the pressing development challenges, there is a propensity to always try to divert people with such trivial issues. We can’t afford to waste time on it.

Nobody is wasting time discussing the credential requirements for someone who has held the office of governor of a state for two terms and participated in national politics.

You may recall that (previous President) Buhari went through a similar experience, when people questioned whether he had attended secondary school or not. Someone who was the captain and had classmates? He claimed that he was a head boy.