A United States court in Eastern Illinois has ordered the Chicago State University to release the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to his rival presidential candidate in the 25 February election, Atiku Abubakar.
Jeffrey Gilbert, a US magistrate judge, gave the ruling on Tuesday, ordering the university to produce"all relevant and non-privileged documents" to Atiku within two days.
Mr Atiku told the US that he wanted to authenticate these documents whether a"Chicago State University diploma in the name of Bola Ahmed Tinubu dated June 22, 1979, that was submitted to the INEC before the Nigerian presidential election in February 2023 is genuine or was forged." Court documents show that a day after Atiku's application was filed, President Tinubu filed a motion to join in the suit. The judge granted the motion to intervene on 7 August.
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