Chicago State University in the United States has made its X page private after numerous Nigerians apparently swarmed the page to ask if President Bola Tinubu genuinely graduated from the college.
This follows a case filed in a US court by the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to collect information regarding Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University.
On Tuesday, a check of the formerly Public page revealed that it had been changed to Private, with the notice “These posts are protected.” Only confirmed followers have access to the posts and complete profiles of @ChicagoState. To follow someone, tap the Follow icon.”
In a terse email response, Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment, and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said, “Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request.”
Tinubu was a student at the institution between 1977 and 1979, according to an earlier letter dated August 20, 1999 and signed by then-Registrar Lois Davis.
“Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu did indeed attend Chicago State University from August 1977 to June 1979,” he wrote. On June 22, 1979, he was given a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Administration with honours. Accounting was his major.”
Tinubu’s form CF004 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission for his gubernatorial re-election attempt in 2003 also included a letter of recognition from CSU, acknowledging his performance and “high scholastic achievement.”
Tinubu’s academic qualifications have been a source of contention for some time, particularly since the 2023 general election.
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