Timi Frank wants Chicago Varsity probed for reluctance to publish Tinubu’s credentials

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy spokesperson, Timi Frank has requested an investigation of Chicago State University (CSU) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

According to Frank, CSU has been hesitant to make President Bola Tinubu’s academic records public.

Frank claimed in a statement made public on Friday that CSU owed it to Nigerians to make the documents public.

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“We advise the US government not to destroy its long-standing relationship with Nigeria because of one man,” Frank said.

“Otherwise, this case will make the world see the university system in the US as corrupt and compromised because we understand how the American system works.

“If Tinubu is the President of America and American citizens request for his academic information, will they not grant the request?

“They will do so because every President of America and those holding public offices are answerable to the public, that underpins the principle of accountability.

“If Donald Trump could be on trial, why will someone seeking public office in Nigeria be shielded from scrutiny at the point of entry by public institutions in America?

“Is it that the President of Nigeria is not meant to be accountable to the citizenry?”

He added that CSU should be proud to showcase Tinubu’s records if there is “nothing fishy” between the university and the Nigerian president.

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for president in the most recent elections, had asked a US court in the northern district of Illinois for an order ordering CSU to produce Tinubu’s academic records.

According to his credentials, Tinubu earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, and management from CSU in 1979.

There have been claims, meanwhile, that Tinubu’s certificate contains irregularities.

Abubakar asked the court to issue a subpoena to CSU for Tinubu’s records in the lawsuit he filed with the US federal court.

The files, according to Abubakar, will put to rest the debate over Tinubu’s educational background and support the election petition tribunal.

The president had submitted a counterapplication via his attorney.

In response to Atiku’s request, CSU stated that, in the event that a US court issues the order, it will make Tinubu’s academic records public.

 

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