The Chicago State University (CSU) has responded to Judge Nancy Maldonado of Illinois, United States (U.S.) court order that it supply the documents wanted by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, for his pending case against President Bola Tinubu at the Supreme Court.
The CSU insisted that it does not keep copies of diploma certificates issued to students, but confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu graduated from the school in 1979.
The CSU affirmed Tinubu graduated in 1979 with a bachelors degree in Business Administration, saying it found several certificates after diligent search matching the replacement certificate which President Bola Tinubu presented to INEC in 2022
The school said after diligent search of its archives, it has found at least three certificates matching the replacement certificate which President Bola Tinubu presented to INEC in 1992.
Atiku in his Request No. 3 wanted: “True and correct copies of any diplomas issued by CSU (other than to Mr. Tinubu) that contain the same font, seal, signatures, and wording (other than the name of the recipient and the specific degree awarded) as Contained in Exhibit C to the First Liu Declaration, which purports to be a CSU diploma issued to Mr. Tinubu on or about June 22, 1979”.
The school responded: “The documents responsive to this request which CSU, after diligent search, has been able to locate are produced herewith and Bates labelled CSU 0008h through CSU 0010.
“The students’ names on these diplomas have been redacted for privacy reasons.
“CSU is also producing, Bates labelled as CSU 0011 and CSU 0012, diplomas prepared for other CSU students (with their names redacted for privacy) which match the format of the Tinubu replacement diploma dated June 27, 1997.”
On Atiku’s request that the school should produce a copy of Tinubu’s certificate issued in 1979, the school maintained its position that it does not keep copies of students diplomas, talk less of the one issued in 1979.
“CSU does not in the ordinary course keep copies of student diplomas, and after diligent search cannot locate a copy of the original diploma it prepared for Mr. Tinubu in 1979, hence has no documents responsive to this request”, deposed Michael D. Hayes, counsel to the school.
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