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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has justified the stance of its presidential standard-bearer in the last general elections and sitting President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to shield his academic records and the university certificate obtained from Chicago State University (CSU) from the prying eyes of his main rival in the 2023 presidential elections, Atiku Abubakar.
Tinubu had last week, objected to the ruling of Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert ordering the immediate release of the academic records by the CSU.
According to President Tinubu, 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.
But the United States District Court in Northern Illinois, ordered CSU to release the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The development came after a U.S Judge, Nancy Maldonado, adopted all the ruling of Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of the U.S. District Court, ordering the immediate release of the academic records of Tinubu by the CSU.
Speaking on Arise TV monitored programme, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, said there was nothing abnormal in President Tinubu insistence to shield his Certificate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging the former’s eligibility for the election on the strength of an alleged forged certificate
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