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*Demands President's disqualification

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a civil society group, the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA) has reopened the issue on the genuiness or otherwise of the Chicago State University certificate used by President Bola Tinubu to get clearance for the 2023 general election.

The group, championing good governance in Nigeria, has formally written the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Joash Amupitan, demanding clarifications on the status of the degree certificate claimed to have been obtained and being paraded by President Tinubu.

In a letter to the Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the group demanded expedited clarifications from the electoral body to ensure that sanity prevails in the body polity of the country, especially in the 2027 election.

Specifically, the group predicated its demand on the certificate status on the need for INEC to prevent contestants of doubtful background from taking part in the 2027 presidential poll to prohibit such persons from having access to the leadership positions at all levels of the country.

The letter dated June 19, 2026 and signed by the group's Head of Legal Unit, Barrister Kalu Agu was received at the Abuja Headquarters of INEC same date.

Among others, the group alleged that while President Tinubu claimed to have attended Government College Lagos in 1960 and graduated in May 1970, the Government College Lagos was established in 1974.

It therefore, held the view that the primary and secondary school certificates being paraded by President Tinubu and claimed to have been used to secure admission to Chicago State University may have been forged, hence, the need for clarifications by INEC.

The group charged INEC Chairman, as a Professor of Law and a well respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), to use his wealth of experience and knowledge to resolve this lingering issue surrounding the ineligibility of President Bola A. Tinubu to contest the 2027 Presidential Election.

According to the group, the need for INEC to make clarifications have become imperative in view of the legal implications of forged certificates in relation to Section 137(1)(j) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) as well as Section 285(14) of the said Constitution which envisages the power of the Commission to disqualify candidates for election who are ineligible.

The group warned that unless the electoral body speaks out on Tinubu's eligibility or otherwise for the 2027 general election, it will be left with no option than to Institute a legal action to compel it to do the needful in the general interest of the Nigerian public.

The letter reads in part "We are a non-profit, pro-democracy, human rights, anti corruption and public interest advocacy organization in Nigeria.

"In line with our objectives, we respectfully wish to bring to your notice the Fake Chicago State University Certificate and forged National Youth Service Corps Discharge Certificate presented to the Commission by President Bola A. Tinubu to aid his qualification for the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria.

"The said certificates which formed part of the President Bola A. Tinubu’s INEC FORM EC9 are hereby annexed and marked as “EXHIBIT INEC”.

"It will be recalled that in 2023, an American Court in a discovery case, particularly IN RE: APPLICATION OF ATIKU ABUBAKAR (NO. 23 CV 05099), CORAM: HONOURABLE NANCY L. MALDONADO, directed Chicago State University to release academic records of President Bola A. Tinubu to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

"The said academic records are hereby annexed and are marked as “EXHIBIT CSU”.

"Upon release of the said academic records, the following was discovered that President Bola A. Tinubu:

"Made false entries on his Chicago State University admission form wherein he claimed that he attended Government College Lagos in 1960 and graduated in May 1970 when indeed Government College Lagos was established in 1974;

"Forged University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate General Certificate of Education Certificate in 1970. Please see pages CSU 0022 and CSU 0024 of “EXHIBIT CSU”.

"It is on the basis of the foregoing that we respectfully write to you requesting for a legal clarification of the effects of President Bola
A. Tinubu’s certificate obtained by fraud from Chicago State University and his forged NYSC Discharged Certificate on President Bola A. Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential bid.

"It is worthy of note that we have written to the Director General of National Youth Service Corps and the Secretary to Government of the Federation requesting the NYSC to issue a disclaimer on the forged NYSC Discharge certificate President Bola A. Tinubu is parading as genuine.

"Attached are copies of the said letters and are marked as “EXHIBIT LETTERS”.

"As a Professor of Law and a well respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), it is imperative to use your wealth of experience and knowledge to resolve this lingering issue surrounding the ineligibility of President Bola A. Tinubu to contest the 2027 Presidential Election considering the legal implications of the above-named forged certificates he submitted to INEC in 2023 in relation to Section 137(1)(j) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) as well as Section 285(14) of the said Constitution which envisages the power of the Commission to disqualify candidates for election who are ineligible.

"This is a litmus test for you to determine how neutral you will be in the conduct of future elections in Nigeria

"TAKE NOTICE that in the event you fail to make the legal position of INEC public on this request by us, we will initiate a legal action to stop INEC from receiving and/or accepting the name of President Bola A. Tinubu as the Presidential Candidate of the APC as he does not have any other academic certificate to present to INEC since President Bola A. Tinubu does not have any Primary and Secondary Certificates.

"We are hopeful that you will heed to our request and allow wise counsel prevail in the circumstance. "

INEC is constitutionally and statutorily mandated to regulate the activities of political parties in Nigeria and conduct elections into elective offices which includes accepting and/or giving Access Code to political parties to upload names of candidates into INEC online portal.

By virtue of Section 137(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), any candidate who presents a forged certificate to INEC is not qualified to contest for office of President of Nigeria.

https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/21/2027-more-trouble-for-tinubu-as-group-reopens-chicago-varsity-certificate-saga/

Bar man get me one bottle of water, because this film am about watching will be too long to wait.

Same obsolete technique that never worked in the past. I doubt if those people can learn again

Meanwhile, have they given up of contesting through the ballot abi why the back door

The weekend results swept up by Apc must have sent the opposition into a coma

kelechi50:
Bar man get me one bottle of water, because this film am about watching will be too long to wait.

Omo no show o, INEC will just jump am pass. So no just go waste your money dey buy that water.

Bluntguy:
Omo no show o, INEC will just jump am pass. So no just go waste your money dey buy that water.

INEC does not need to reply; if they’ve a good case then they should approach the courts.

PSA: I hope obidients can learn from this thread—if anyone criticizes your principal there’s no need insulting or abusing the person you’ll only be ostracizing undecided voters. Use your head.

Aso Villa Bandit on this.

This is where having a corrupt NASS and a pliant INEC comes into play

Moral of the lesson: when you want to commit a crime, make sure your agbada is big enough to cover the crime in case the paper you used to cover it gets blown off by the wind

lionshare:
INEC does not need to reply; if they’ve a good case then they should approach the courts.

PSA: I hope obidients can learn from this thread—if anyone criticizes your principal there’s no need insulting or abusing the person you’ll only be ostracizing undecided voters. Use your head.

How does Tinubu lying about attending Government College Ibadan become a matter to mention Obidients in
You're not concerned that a perjurer and forger sits as your president. Your concern is what Obidients learn and don't lean from how the Nigerian system protects big criminals

This is simply Bitter Obi
He had always known he couldnt win
Just looking for technicalities

Kukutente23:
How does Tinubu lying about attending Government College Ibadan become a matter to mention Obidients in
You're not concerned that a perjurer and forger sits as your president. Your concern is what Obidients learn and don't lean from how the Nigerian system protects big criminals

Disgruntled Wailers, always looking 👀 for a reason to wail.

It is true your president only attended primary school, but u that has a PhD, is begging a primary school certificate holder to come & help u arrange your life?

favor914:
Disgruntled Wailers, always looking 👀 for a reason to wail.

It is true your president only attended primary school, but u that has a PhD, is begging a primary school certificate holder to come & help u arrange your life?

Can you directly quote where I begged as you claimed above or may your life be ruined

Funny enough this same moniker was hawking a gig where he was asking people to send him photo of women with large breasts so he can use it to enter a competition.
Today he's now a pro-govt account. At least we can judge who had a deadbeat life before govt helped him arrange it and turned him to one of the online attack dogs

Kukutente23:
Can you directly quote where I begged as you claimed above or may your life be ruined

Funny enough this same moniker was hawking a gig where he was asking people to send him photo of women with large breasts so he can use it to enter a competition.
Today he's now a pro-govt account. At least we can judge who had a deadbeat life before govt helped him arrange it and turned him to one of the online attack dogs

Certified Wailer.

This Tinubu certificate issue is obviously an open sore.

It is a known fact that Tinubu forged the primary and secondary school certificates he used to obtain admission into Chicago State University.

Even his ardent supporters have come to accept this very fact

Group must have been addicted to efforts in futility

Ofunaofu:
This Tinubu certificate issue is obviously an open sore.

It is a known fact that Tinubu forged the primary and secondary school certificates he used to obtain admission into Chicago State University.

Even his ardent supporters have come to accept this very fact

did you not believe that buhari was using battery and when he died he was replaced by an imposter?

Kukutente23:
How does Tinubu lying about attending Government College Ibadan become a matter to mention Obidients in
You're not concerned that a perjurer and forger sits as your president. Your concern is what Obidients learn and don't lean from how the Nigerian system protects big criminals

Just check the name of petitioner, you will see him as one of you. OBEDIENT.
Instead of them to campaign rigorously and win election, they are looking for back door polling boots.

Effort in futility.

A lot of jokers in Nigeria, if this did not touch him last time na now he go touch am , he will hand over to ribadu 20231, know this and know peace !

IJAYA001:
Just check the name of petitioner, you will see him as one of you. OBEDIENT.
Instead of them to campaign rigorously and win election, they are looking for back door polling boots.

Effort in futility.

You mean the constitutional requirements for office of president is a back door polling booth

Have we so become addicted to criminality that those who run for our highest office shouldn't be questioned but just campaign for or against?

Can you apply for a job claiming you attended UI in 1926 and you won't be thrown out of the interview?

Kukutente23:
You mean the constitutional requirements for office of president is a back door polling booth

Have we so become addicted to criminality that those who run for our highest office shouldn't be questioned but just campaign for or against?

Can you apply for a job claiming you attended UI in 1926 and you won't be thrown out of the interview?

You can check our new amendment on electoral law 2026 whether you will see anything like certificate forgery, our politician have removed it unknowingly to the masses.

IJAYA001:
You can check our new amendment on electoral law 2026 whether you will see anything like certificate forgery, our politician have removed it unknowingly to the masses.

The electoral act cannot supersede the constitution

Why are some people angry that someone wants clarification on an issue that should not have arisen in the first place if bat was a straightforward character?

Bat has consistently being inconsistent about his early life. If bat has nothing to hide, and the issue is fully cleared in his favour, it is to his benefit, isn't it? So why the fuss?

Kukutente23:
You mean the constitutional requirements for office of president is a back door polling booth

Have we so become addicted to criminality that those who run for our highest office shouldn't be questioned but just campaign for or against?

Can you apply for a job claiming you attended UI in 1926 and you won't be thrown out of the interview?

I don't even get why people who claim to want progress are so upset about finding out the truth.

From being home schooled to attending a school 4 years before it came into existence, is enough to raise questions.

Government workers are dismissed if they are found to have lied in any of their records for employment, so why should someone who holds the commonwealth of the people not be called to account.

I even doubt it will be enough to disqualify him, but let people know what is what...

Ofunaofu:
This Tinubu certificate issue is obviously an open sore.

It is a known fact that Tinubu forged the primary and secondary school certificates he used to obtain admission into Chicago State University.

Even his ardent supporters have come to accept this very fact

CRY MORE TEARS..

IN FACT YOUR TEARS ARE LIKE SWEET RAIN FALLING ON OUR FACES...

THE MORE YOU CRY THE MORE WE THRIVE AND SMILE AND GLOW.

pharmagba:
This is simply Bitter Obi
He had always known he couldnt win
Just looking for technicalities

Technicalitiabout forged certificate? What has become of this country please?
All bandits MUST be arrested, including certificate bandits.

lionshare:
INEC does not need to reply; if they’ve a good case then they should approach the courts.

PSA: I hope obidients can learn from this thread—if anyone criticizes your principal there’s no need insulting or abusing the person you’ll only be ostracizing undecided voters. Use your head.

do you believe Nigeria will be better with agbero chairman as president.when a criminal tells you to go to court after committing a crime.know it that his brother is the judge

Abeg, which group is this, Is it Group A or Group B? Nigeria Presidential Election have suddenly turn to a Match, where each Group will come out to showcase what they have got.🤣🤣

Bunch of clowns everywhere.

They’re about to fetch water inside basket again..

The best way to defend is to attack. Next is Chicago drug file.

The group no get head, instead of them to find something formidable. The insecurity going on the country is enough, not something that's been previously trashed.

Wolexyoshi:
Abeg, which group is this? Is it group A or group B.🤣🤣

Bunch of clowns everywhere.

🤣

Group C..

Group of 🤡

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