A civil rights organization. Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, has given the Inspector-General of Police a 48- hour ultimatum within which he should arrest and initiate criminal prosecution against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for allegedly supplying false academic qualifications to secure the nomination.

The organisation threatened that should the IGP fail to act, court action would be instituted against him for an order of mandamus to compel him to effect the arrest of Tinubu at the end of the ultimatum.

The Legal Adviser of the CRPA and human rights lawyer, Agu Kalu, issued the threat during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday.

But when contacted, the Director (Legal Directorate), Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Babatunde Ogala (SAN), told our correspondent that they were ready to defend against the threats and allegations.
He clarified that the APC presidential candidate has complied fully with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

He said, “There is nothing to respond to them, the Electoral Act is clear. We are waiting, let them go, let them bring the writ, we will defend it. I think we have gone past this stage of some people on social media, for whatever reason in the media, issuing threats.

“If they have anything, let them bring it. As far as we are concerned, our candidate has complied fully with the provisions of the Electoral Act. If they want to go to court, let them go to court. But we must also let them know that we are not unconscious of the laws of defamation in the country. We know the difference between a court process that is privileged and making unfounded allegations in the Newspapers like they are doing now.

“But honestly, our candidate is not perturbed, he can’t be bothered by all these threats. If they want to go to court, let them go to court. When they come, we will react appropriately to the court process. What we know, we have complied fully with the provisions of the law and we will not be blackmailed and intimidated.”

Kalu alleged that the former Lagos State governor was not legally qualified to become the next President of Nigeria in 2023 on grounds of supplying false information on oath in his form EC 9 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Amongst others, the legal practitioner alleged that in 1999 Bola Tinubu claimed to have attended Saint Paul Aroloya Children Home School, Ibadan between 1958 and 1964 and Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1969, only to turn around in 2022 that he never attended any primary or secondary school in his EC9 form.

He said, “We wrote a petition to the IG on June 16, demanding the prosecution of Tinubu for providing false information on oath in his INEC form CF 001 which he submitted in 1999.

“Since the IG is yet to act on the petition, we are using this press conference to call on the IG to do the needful, he is not above the law, nobody is above the law, Sections 191 and 192 makes it a criminal offence to provide false information on oath.

“We are also calling on President Buhari to direct the IG to arrest and prosecute Tinubu for perjury, it is a very serious issue.”

He added that in the event Buhari and IG failed to do the needful, the group in conjunction with other civil groups will approach a court of law for judicial review and order of mandamus to order the IG to do the needful.

Kalu who presented a Certified True Copy ad-hoc report of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which investigated the former governor in 1999 said that Tinubu clearly admitted discrepancies in his academic qualifications.

He said that the investigation of Tinubu’s academic qualification in 1999 was the aftermath of a petition written by a foremost legal luminary and social crusader, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN).

According to him, CRPA’s petition calling for arrest and prosecution of Tinubu was submitted to the IGP since June 16 and lamented that up till now, the police authority had not deemed it fit to effect his arrest.

Kalu emphasized that nobody was above the law under the constitution and demanded that the police must perform its constitutional role without fear or favour.

The activist said that in the event that he was found to have made false allegations against Tinubu, the Police should arrest him and charge him to court appropriately.

The Abuja lawyer explained that the position of his group for the arrest of Tinubu was not politically motivated but predicated on the need for good governance and transparent leadership Nigeria deserved in the 2023 general election.

Among vital documents attached to the petition delivered to the IGP and acknowledged by his office included the forms submitted to INEC by Tinubu in 1999 and 2022 for verification.



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So Tinubu has started his shenanigans again

my own be say if you are still supporting APC at stage, you are demon possess its only a demon possessed person that loves seeing people suffer. Buhari nepa certificate Tinubu water bill certificate no wonder they are closed friend

E don set this one na double wahala for dead body.

Wonderment!So even the waec is questionable just like buhari's. "Birds of a feather flock together".

We are tired of being unemployed after going to school, while those who didn't go to school will be mismanaging our commonwealth.

We demand for an educated Nigerian as president, someone who will work to support education and job creation.

Noted

“We are also calling on President Buhari to direct the IG to arrest and prosecute Tinubu for perjury, it is a very serious issue.”..... Calling on Buhari to have the IGP arrest another politician because of academic qualifications, is comedy taken too far.

Hmmm

Nothin will be done even our useless president didn’t have certificate.

This is seriously serious.

I don't think Tinubu will risk making that mistake of not having his educational qualifications in order before vying for the presidency. I hope this is not just another unnecessary distraction.

Nonsense.... On Tinubu's mandate i stand gidigba

Una no dey tire,una wail about buhari certificate for almost 8 years una don start another round of wailing for tinubu in stead of making una prefer candidate, later now una go say Dem rig una candidate out

Like Buhari, like Tinubu.

Nigerians, use you heard.

T stands for Tinubu which is synonymous to Trouble.

Tinubu is in Trouble

Who’s Tinubu ?
From the look of things , I think BAT is not the real Tinubu. I think he connived with a family in Lagos to take up that name.

Also , considering his certificates, I think he’s lying .
He is hiding his background.
He is hiding his date of birth.
He is hiding his real parents.
He’s not from Lagos.
He didn’t attend Chicago University.
Don’t he have siblings?
What about his family ? Extended relations?
He is a con artist.
I may be wrong , but he needs to be drilled before Nigerians.There should be proper investigation.

If he has nothing to hide , he need to come and clear his name. Gani F. tried. Another person found his claim to have attended a certain school between 1965-68 false.
Now he’s denying outrightly that he has no primary and secondary. The schools ( primary and secondary )he filled in his 1999 election and reelection 2003 have been found to be false.

When did the unknown soldiers invade his home ( it wasn’t news worthy? ) and took only his certificates? If certificates got stolen , what about the school, did they also steal the school ?

Baba Sope ti lule finally

Tinubu... Hmmmmm

With all this bruhaha I have learnt these

1) Make sure to have an hardcopy of your certificates, multiple copies if possible or better still scan and save it in the cloud

2) Make sure to be active in school and if you can take plenty pictures, it could save you later

3)......

They should arrest that wicked man and also feed him agbado cassava corn cocoyam.

Afterall it's demand and consumption

Tinubu show us your certificate. Buhari was able to get away with it in 2015 because he is a northerner but this time around, Tinubu is strictly on his own

A country of over 200 million being led by certificateless candidates and Una want Nigeria to dey compete with Dubai?

That's why we're still dragging with Niger and Benin Republics

ajekpaks:
A country of over 200 million being led by certificateless candidates and Una want Nigeria to dey compete with Dubai?

That's why we're still dragging with Niger and Benin Republics

Much ado about nothing, notwithstanding sorry for APC they had a choice, yet the best they saw was Bola Tinubu?, Where is Fayemi, Amosun, Akpabio & Co?

Shameless Demons without any scruples.

favor914:
Much ado about nothing, notwithstanding sorry for APC they had a choice, yet the best they saw was Bola Tinubu?, Where is Fayemi, Amosun, Akpabio & Co?

Shameless Demons without any scruples.

Ah, those people you mentioned have already been bought...

I have no Leaving School certificate, no WAEC yet I have 15
PhD.


If Buhari can use NEPA bill on us, Emilokan get hope....