Following an ongoing request by some Nigerians on whether or not President Bola Ahmed Tinubu graduated from Chicago State University, United States, the institution has put its X (formerly Twitter) page on private.
The development is coming after the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, filed a petition in a United States court to obtain information about Tinubu’s academic records at the Chicago State University.
According to a report, the Chicago State University page, which was earlier Public, on Tuesday, showed it has now been put on Private with a message – “These posts are protected. Only confirmed followers have access to @ChicagoState’s posts and complete profiles. Tap a Follow button to send a follow request.”
It would be recalled that the university had, in January 2022, confirmed to it that Tinubu indeed attended the university.
According to Beverly Poindexter, an official in charge of transcript requests, enrolment, and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, in a terse email response said, “Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request.”
In an earlier letter dated August 20, 1999, signed by then Registrar Lois Davis, the university stated that Tinubu was its student between 1977 and 1979.
He wrote, “Please be advised that Bola A. Tinubu attended Chicago State University from August 1977 through June 1979. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Administration with honours on June 22, 1979. His major was Accounting.”
Also attached to Tinubu’s form CF004 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission during his governorship re-election bid in 2003 was a commendation letter from CSU recognising his performance and “high scholastic achievement”.
Tinubu’s academic qualification has been controversial for some time now, especially following the 2023 general election.