The Chicago State University has on Tuesday, confirmed that All Progressives Congress stalwart and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu attended the university.
This confirmation was made by Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU in a terse email response to The PUNCH.
It would be recalled that Tinubu’s academic qualification has been a subject of controversy for a long time now.
Recent reports show that all the schools Tinubu claimed to have attended had disowned him.
Also, Human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), questioned Tinubu’s credentials and sued the Nigeria Police Force for failing to investigate him.
The Supreme Court in its judgment on May 10, 2002 ruled that Tinubu could not be prosecuted by the police for alleged certificate forgery.
The apex court also ruled that the Inspector-General of Police could not be compelled by Gani to investigate Tinubu for alleged certificate forgery as he enjoyed immunity at the time.
Now, the Chicago State University has reacted after it was asked to confirm if truly TInubu attended the University.
“Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request,” Poindexter wrote.
According to an earlier letter dated August 20, 1999 and signed by the Registrar, Lois Davis, Tinubu was its student between 1977 and 1979.
He wrote;
“Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu did indeed attend Chicago State University from August 1977 through June 1979. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Administration with honours on June 22, 1979. His major was Accounting.”
Also attached to Tinubu’s form CF004 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission during his re-election bid in 2003 was a commendation letter from CSU recognising his performance and “high scholastic achievement”.
