New Light On Tinubu’s Credentials As Chicago University Opens Up

A new insight into the academic background of All Progressives Congress, APC presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has emerged with the Chicago State University, in the United States confirming that he indeed attended the school.

The confirmation is coming against attacks from within and outside the APC that have questioned his credentials and age.

Enquiries made by The Punch confirmed that Tinubu indeed attended the Chicago State University between 1977 and 1979 against the claim of his critics.

Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, in an email response to The PUNCH confirmed Tinubu’s enrolment in the university in that period.

“Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request,” Poindexter wrote.

The email further confirmed an earlier letter by the university in August 20, 1999 and signed by then Registrar, Lois Davis, the university stated that Tinubu was its student between 1977 and 1979.

He had written, “Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu did indeed attend Chicago State University from August 1977 through June 1979. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Administration with honours on June 22, 1979. His major was Accounting.”

It would be recalled that ahead of his bid for re-election as governor of Lagos State in 2003 that Tinubu had attached to form CF004 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC a commendation letter from CSU recognising his performance and “high scholastic achievement”.

The latest development is bound to be a setback for critics of Tinubu had in recent times raised issues concerning his background with varied allegations of falsifications of credentials and age as a weapon against his emergence as the presidential candidate of the APC.

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