Double Jeopardy For Tinubu As Petition Surfaces At APC Presidential Screening

A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sagir Mai Iyali has sent a petition to the Chief John Odige-Oyegun led presidential screening committee to disqualify Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over alleged inconsistencies in his documents.

The petition against Tinubu was dated May 17, 2022, and submitted on Monday, May 30 before the committee interviewed late on Monday.

Besides the petition there was anxiety in the Tinubu camp that the screening committee was headed by Odigie-Oyegun, a political enemy of the APC national leader. Tinubu had championed the removal of Odigie-Oyegun from office in 2018.

Tinubu had indicated he graduated from the University of Chicago in his INEC form 001 filled when he contested the Lagos State governorship poll in 1999.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that while there have been issues over some of the schools said to have been attended by Tinubu, but that the University of Chicago has cleared him to have been a student at the school at the time he claimed.

In his petition against Tinubu, Iyali said:

“We understand that Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has since procured his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms and has submitted same to the party has certain issues that clearly amount to a similar disqualification scenario.

“From the information contained in prior submission to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), particularly in 1999, Mr Tinubu Presented a false claim, on oath, of his attendance at University of Chicago from 1972-1976. It is clear now that these claims are false. Not only was this filed in the INEC form with a declaration on oath on December 20th, 1999, but it was also contained in an affidavit of loss sworn to before the High Court of Lagos, Ikeja Registry, December 29th 1998.

“The latter claim that seeks to transpose history is untenable. Mr Tinubu has to show proof he attended University of Chicago or he must stand disqualified as the opposition is in possession of these same documents.

“Over the years, the identity of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been shrouded in secrecy. In fact, no one can claim to know the identity of the man.”

“Similarly, the age of Tinubu is not known to anyone. Though, it’s not contention that he is above the statutory age of 35-years, it’s equally important that his exact age is known,” the petition read.

Besides the petition, Tinubu was also made to appear before a screening panel headed by his mortal enemy, Odigie-Oyegun.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Tinubu after canvassing for Odigie-Oyegun to be installed as the pioneer national chairman of the APC, led the drive for his removal in 2018.

In an open letter in 2018 in which he demanded that Odigie-Oyegun should resign as national chairman, Tinubu had said:

“Disappointment greeted me when I discovered that you had swiftly acted in contravention of the spirit of our discussions,” Tinubu said. “Instead of being a bulwark of support as promised, you positioned yourself in active opposition to the goal of resuscitating the progressive and democratic nature of APC.”

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