Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has once again directed criticism towards President Bola Tinubu, questioning the validity of his claims about his primary and secondary education. Atiku conveyed this through his X (formerly Twitter) verified account on Sunday.
As per the former Vice President, in 1999, Tinubu asserted that he attended St. John’s Primary School in Aroloya, Lagos State, and later went on to Children’s Home School in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. He mentioned that Tinubu’s educational journey continued with Government College Ibadan and the subsequent step was Richard Daley College, followed by his enrollment at Chicago State University in the United States.
“I woke up this morning wondering how we got to this cul de sac. In 1999, Tinubu claimed he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos, before proceeding to Children’s Home School in Ibadan.
“According to him, his next port of call in his educational journey was Government College Ibadan and, Richard Daley College and Chicago State University in the United States.
“Curiously, in 2023, Tinubu settled with attending only Chicago State University in the United States,” he tweeted.
Atiku further urged well-meaning Nigerians to query Tinubu’s declaration of no primary and secondary education yet has a university degree.
“I am scratching my head. How is that possible? Methinks that all well-meaning Nigerians should be as confused as I am with Tinubu’s declaration that he had no primary and secondary education, yet he has a university degree.
“You may wish to #AskTinubu how he attained this feat so that we can learn from his ingenuity.”
Notably, Atiku recently filed a separate case, numbered 23-5099 (N. D. III.), at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Tinubu in the United States.
It’s important to distinguish this from the lawsuit that seeks the academic records of Tinubu, indicating that he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University.
