2027: More trouble for Tinubu as group reopens Chicago varsity certificate saga
CFRPA says forged certificate claims raise constitutional questions and warns it may sue if INEC does not clarify Tinubu’s eligibility.
- On Friday, June 19, 2026, the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy filed a petition with the Independent National Electoral Commission seeking clarification on President Bola Tinubu's eligibility for the 2027 presidential election.
- The petition alleges Tinubu presented a "fake Chicago State University certificate" and a "forged National Youth Service Corps Discharge Certificate" to secure clearance for the 2023 election.
- CFRPA claims Tinubu made "false entries" on his Chicago State University admission form, asserting he attended Government College Lagos in 1960 and graduated in May 1970, though the school was established in 1974.
- The group urged INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan to resolve the eligibility issue, citing Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution, which empowers the commission to disqualify ineligible candidates.
- Barrister Kalu Agu, head of the CFRPA legal unit, warned the group will initiate legal action to stop INEC from accepting Tinubu's name if the commission fails to provide a public response.
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Nigeria: 2027 Presidential Poll - Group Petitions INEC Over Tinubu's Eligibility, Demands Certificate Probe
A fresh petition before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought to reopen an investigation into the educational qualifications President Bola Tinubu used to secure clearance to contest the 2023 presidential election.
2027: More trouble for Tinubu as group reopens Chicago varsity certificate saga
A civil society group, the Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, CFRPA, has reopened the issue on the genuineness or otherwise of the Chicago State University certificate used by President Bola Tinubu to get clearance for the 2023 general election. The group, championing good governance in Nigeria, has formally written the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, demanding clarifications on the …
Group reopens Chicago Varsity certificate saga against President Tinubu
A civil society group, the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), has reopened the issue on the genuineness or otherwise of the Chicago State University certificate used by President Bola Tinubu to get clearance for the 2023 general election. The group, championing good governance in Nigeria, has formally written the Chairman of […] The post Group reopens Chicago Varsity certificate saga against President Tinubu appeared first on Bu…
CSO Seeks INEC, NYSC Clarification on Tinubu’s Academic, Documents
By John Azu A civil society organisation, the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), seeking clarification over the academic and NYSC certificates associated with President Bola Tinubu. In separate letters signed by its Head of Legal Unit, Kalu Kalu Agu, the group asked INEC to clarify the legal implications of issues it said…
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