Tinubu never attended Chicago State University, says ex-CSU lecturer

Former Chicago State University lecturer Adetokunbo Pearse has called President Bola Tinubu a “professional crook,” insisting he never attended the school.

A former Chicago State University (CSU) lecturer, Adetokunbo Pearse, has described President Bola Tinubu as a “professional crook,” saying he never attended the institution, Peoples Gazette reports.

Pearse, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Lagos State, spoke on Sunday on News Central about the lingering controversy over Tinubu’s certificate.

“The fact of the matter is, I know he never attended Chicago State University. He knows that I know. So the man (Mr Tinubu) has no integrity,” he said.

Reminded that the aviation minister said Tinubu was homeschooled, Pearse replied: “That was not what Tinubu himself said. Look at the record he submitted to INEC. He never said he was homeschooled. He gave names of schools he never attended. This man is a professional crook.”

He said he lectured at CSU between 1985 and 1990 and directed the programme Tinubu claimed to have attended.

Presidential spokespersons Bayo Onanuga and Daniel Bwala have yet to respond to requests for comments.