₦airaland Forum

The Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has warned President Bola Tinubu to desist from filing appeals to stop the release of his academic records from Chicago State University.

 Naija News had earlier reported that the presiding Judge, Nancy Maldonado ordered the Chicago State University to release Tinubu’s academic record to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku is hoping to use the document in the Supreme Court of Nigeria where he is challenging Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election.

Maldonado, a district judge, said in her September 30 ruling that President Tinubu should not bother returning to her court to attempt obtaining another temporary postponement of the disclosure.

The judge said, “The court cautions President Tinubu that any request for a stay before this court will be denied, as the court finds any stay impracticable in light of the fast-approaching Supreme Court of Nigeria deadlines.

“President Tinubu’s argument and rhetoric as to Mr Abubakar’s likelihood of success at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, or his vigorous disputes with the merits of Mr Abubakar’s underlying claims about the election, do not equate to evidence of the Supreme Court of Nigeria’s receptiveness to assistance in discovery.

“The discovery sought here relates not only to a prominent public figure, President Tinubu but is sought as part of an underlying dispute over the Nigerian presidential election, a matter of extreme importance to the Nigerian people.

“The discovery is thus undoubtedly of significant importance, as are the issues at stake. And CSU has sole access to the discovery—there is no other way for Mr Abubakar to access the sought-after information about President Tinubu’s diploma and education.”

“President Tinubu’s argument and rhetoric as to Mr Abubakar’s likelihood of success at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, or his vigorous disputes with the merits of Mr Abubakar’s underlying claims about the election, do not equate to evidence of the Supreme Court of Nigeria’s receptiveness to assistance in discovery.

“The discovery sought here relates not only to a prominent public figure, President Tinubu but is sought as part of an underlying dispute over the Nigerian presidential election, a matter of extreme importance to the Nigerian people.

“The discovery is thus undoubtedly of significant importance, as are the issues at stake. And CSU has sole access to the discovery—there is no other way for Mr Abubakar to access the sought-after information about President Tinubu’s diploma and education.”

TemplarLandry:
Let's see who laughs last.

TemplarLandry:
Let's see who laughs last.

TemplarLandry:
Let's see who laughs last.

Racoon:
If not for shamelessness and unabating penchant for unbridled criminality, Bola Tinubu and the APC ought to have resign from the government-ship of this nation for the embarrassment they have caused this nation.

PrinceOfLagos:
You must really think that Chicago is Lagos where criminal is the god father

TemplarLandry:
Let's see who laughs last.

Racoon:
Criminally minded people may have been laughing last in the time past, but there are always a one day they won't be able to laugh as their criminality always caught up with them.

Pierocash:
The challenge is the judiciary here, they won't admit that document as evidence in supreme Court as it was not part of the original documents at the Appeal Court. I am not a lawyer anyway, I stand to be corrected

slivertongue:
am tired of hide and seek

Pierocash:
The challenge is the judiciary here, they won't admit that document as evidence in supreme Court as it was not part of the original documents at the Appeal Court. I am not a lawyer anyway, I stand to be corrected

Pierocash:
The challenge is the judiciary here, they won't admit that document as evidence in supreme Court as it was not part of the original documents at the Appeal Court. I am not a lawyer anyway, I stand to be corrected