The ongoing legal battle between President Bola Tinubu and his main rival in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, in the US, is coming to close following the order that the president's academic record be released.
A United States District Court in Northern Illinois had ordered the Chicago State University to release the academic records of Tinubu to Atiku.
According to the President, releasing the documents with deposition would cause him severe harm because they were private to him and would not be admissible in the ongoing petition against him in Nigeria. Below are the things Atiku sought though his lawyers:Any example of a CSU diploma that"contains the same font, seal, signatures and wording" as Tinubu's diploma issued in June 1979.Atiku also wants his lawyers to depose CSU officials about the authenticity of Tinubu's academic documents.
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