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Tokunbo Afikuyomi falsified Tinubu’s academic credentials to INEC - Campaign Team

The Bola Tinubu Campaign Headquarters on Saturday said the recent certificate forgery charges against the former Lagos governor stemmed from a 1999 incident involving Lagos politician Tokunbo Afikuyomi.

The campaign said Mr Afikuyomi was the one who falsely told the electoral department INEC in 1999 that Mr Tinubu attended primary and secondary schools in Ibadan, a claim that has now resurfaced ahead of the 2023 presidential elections.

The response came a day after Peoples Gazette reported that Mr Tinubu’s 2023 presidential nomination filings with INEC showed he did not obtain primary and secondary education, with his campaign admitting that Mr Tinubu did not disclose his early schools because the matter was controversial in the early 2000s..

The campaign, however, said the ruling APC candidate was exonerated of all charges after Mr Afikuyomi, a former senator, admitted that he mistakenly filled the governorship nomination forms for Mr Tinubu in 1999 and, therefore, responsible for the false claims before a Lagos parliamentary panel that probed the counterfeit academic records.

“Asiwaju was exonerated in the House of Assembly’s report because Senator Afikuyomi said he filled the form on his behalf then,” campaign spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.

Mr Onanuga did not clarify whether or not Mr Tinubu could be held responsible under the law since he was the candidate whose signature appeared on the falsified document filed under oath.

Mr Onanuga said Mr Tinubu left out his primary and secondary education columns when he sought a second governorship term in Lagos in 2003.

Mr Onanuga said Nigerians should disregard perjury charges against Mr Tinubu because he has not held any political office since he concluded his two terms in 2007, until earlier this month when he clinched the presidential nomination of the ruling party.

“The same certificate he gave to INEC this year, he used in 2003 and there was no issue then. Why are they raising issues now?” Mr Onanuga added to NAN. “This was what happened that time and if in 2022, he (Tinubu) now drew blank on that session, what offence has he committed?”

The campaign dismissed the controversy as fueled by opposition elements of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Mr Tinubu had told INEC when he submitted his nomination forms on June 15 that he didn’t have primary and secondary school certificates, but he had two university degrees. However, the certificates from the tertiary institutions he attended had been stolen by state agents who breached his residence in Lagos during the brutal regime of Sani Abacha.

https://gazettengr.com/just-in-tokunbo-afikuyomi-falsified-tinubus-academic-credentials-to-inec-says-campaign-headquarters/

Baba Tinubu . This man carefully masterminded the defeat of a ruling party. That is why Meth addicts hated him like he's the architect of IPOD terrorism. Again, jagaban till eternity

Mr Onanuga did not clarify whether or not Mr Tinubu could be held responsible under the law since he was the candidate whose signature appeared on the falsified document filed under oath.

Mr Onanuga said Nigerians should disregard perjury charges against Mr Tinubu because he has not held any political office since he concluded his two terms in 2007, until earlier this month when he clinched the presidential nomination of the ruling party.

Can you imagine the kinds of idiots that are ruling this nation?

bicoloratrite9:
Baba Tinubu . This man carefully masterminded the defeat of a ruling party. That is why Meth addicts hated him like he's the architect of IPOD terrorism. Again, jagaban till eternity

Nobody is bugged about mpurumiri thing here but a forgery and perjury committed by a fella claiming it is his turn to rule a nation as per his birthright. The same thing he did for the Buhari that turned out to be the worst catastrophe to befall this nation. Don't be a zombie.

Jagaban of Borgu , Jah bless the leader. Jaga Jaga Jaga ban Borgu

Jagaban of Borgu The man that singlehandedly reformed policing in Lagos by bringing the RRS which has til today been the most equipped and best police division in the country. That is exactly why we are supporting this man

Asiwaju of Nigeria is one of the greatest politician ever. As it stands, he is the most mentioned politician in Africa.

Tinubu should be paid royalties because he is the single source of revenue for all these Nigeria newspaper and blogs. This man need to be studied by student of politics in our universities, we need to have a full syllabus on Asiwaju with reference to Nigerian politics

You can’t build on nothing.

Only God has been able to do that.

And Tinubu is not God.

How did he gain admission into Chicago University without certificate from elementary schools?

His tertiary education certificates is as good as invalid except he can provide his elementary school certificates.

How can you be living on the third floor of a building without ground floor and first floor?

Asiwaju, the slayer of mpukumiri addicts. , the most influential politician of this era. Jaga Jaga Jaga ban Borgu

Jagaban, the slayer of mpukumiri addicts .

Can Tinubu tender his original academic qualifications to correct this anomaly?

No need for these media frenzy! If he doesn’t have the minimum standard needed needed by the electoral commission, the needful should be done and let us move on to more important things!

No man is bigger than the state!

The questions I'm even asking are :

1. What is the name of Tinubu's primary and secondary school? at least he attended one even if he dropped out, kindly tell us the names...

2. He claimed he was born in 1952, how come his life biography doesn't start from 1952, it is as if his life started from the 1970's, what is he hiding about his childhood?

Conclusion
We are dealing with Lagbaja, Tinubu is Lagbaja aka emilokan, even if presents a Phd certificate, his childhood education and biography remains questionable.

Be Sincere
If you own a company and such a worker comes with such profile would you give him a job and yet he wants to be the number 1 citizen of Nigeria, Nigerians deserve to know every person who is seeking to be employed to become president so that we will not repeat the same mistake we are facing right now because we did not know him very well and all what his supporters are shouting up there is mpkurumiri as if mkpurimiri caused the hidden information...

Ghen Ghen Ghen

Ofc Tinubu attended primary school but the grandpa is just hiding his real age...D original certificate date will sell him out

Emi lokan Jagabi why dont u just go take care of urself and relax with the excess money you have. Must you be an Emperor then end up been hated?! See him now at france in a hospital and his doctor is advising him to rest for his heart is old and weak to handle a country but he no wan gree and idiots are still supporting his presidency due to tribalism and the rest. Chai

Naija get problem

Election wahala up and down and price of bread and gas dey rise. Make una free me abeg.

Nnamdi Kanu calls for peace in SouthEast,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S34UqhLjom8

Let us settle this matter once and for all.

This was a dead issue long time ago.

Please let's support honourable Peter obi for the president's of federal Republic of Nigeria, we are tired of those thief's now,

Without a tribalism and nepotism any sane Nigerian know it's only someone like Peter obi that can now rescue Nigeria from total collapsing, but seriously some ethnic bigot people will just still prefer to hav their own man at the affairs of the country either he is capable or not than to go for what could have been the best solution to all nigerian's current problems, Peter obi2023 is certain

yekini amoda ogunlere nairaland and comedy

Jagaban, the slayer of mpukumiri takers

Jagaban the Jagabandit

Jagaban, the slayer of mpukumiri addicts should be paid royalties because he is the single source of revenue for all these Nigeria newspaper and blogs. The brain behind Eko Atlantic, an investment destination that will be the envy of Africa when completed. An area holding the biggest USA embassy in the world. Why will I not like this man

Make they tell us the one wey him use get admission for Chicago State University

Abi na Adetokumbo Afikuyomi still write that one for am?

Shameless but why has no Nigerian come out to say he or she attended primary school with Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

Afikuyomi filled in the wrong details and Tinubu signed it?

Who is the beneficiary and whose signature is on the forged document? Next?

RobustRoad:
Jagaban of Borgu The man that singlehandedly reformed policing in Lagos by bringing the RRS which has til today been the most equipped and best police division in the country. That is exactly why we are supporting this man

March 2nd moniker


U will soon log out and log into Feb 19 monikers

Tinubu urchins oya come nd be commenting