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Bola Tinubu files motion to block U.S. court from releasing his Chicago university records to Atiku Abubakar

The Nigerian president argued his academic records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE • AUGUST 7, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion seeking to prevent a federal court in the United States from releasing his university academic records to Atiku Abubakar, his principal opponent during Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election.

Documents obtained by Peoples Gazette showed Mr Abubakar, on August 2, approached the States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to issue a subpoena for Chicago State University to release Mr Tinubu’s school records, citing longstanding controversies around the Nigerian president’s background. Journalist David Hundeyin obtained records that showed a Bola Tinubu that attended Chicago State University in the 1970s was a female.

The CSU registrar’s office had told Peoples Gazette that it graduated a Bola Tinubu on June 22, 1979, but did not elaborate when pressed on whether the student was a male or female, much less if it is the same person now occupying Nigeria’s presidency.

Mr Abubakar told the court he was seeking the documents as part of discovery to strengthen his legal challenge against the declaration of Mr Tinubu as Nigeria’s president on March 1, 2023, following the hotly-contested February 23 election.

But Mr Tinubu quickly gathered his team of attorneys and asked to be added as an interested party in the suit, alleging that Chicago State University might be unable to fully protect his interest as the owner of the records being sought.

“Mr Tinubu should be allowed to or intervene because he has a direct personal interest in records sought, his interests are not fully represented or protected by Respondent Chicago State University, and his interests will be affected if he is not permitted to or intervene,” the Nigerian leader argued in his motion to the suit filed on August 3 and submitted by his Chicago attorney Christopher Carmichael.

“Chicago State University stated that its obligation is satisfied by providing notice of the application and attempt to access the records. Chicago State’s position is that it does not have an obligation to oppose the application and, therefore, CSU does not adequately represent Mr Tinubu’s interests,” the filing said.

Consequently, Mr Tinubu argued that the records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

Mr Abubakar’s lawsuit “indirectly seeks relief against Mr Tinubu by seeking his records that the federal and state governments have determined should be confidential. See 20 U.S.C. § 1232(g) (describing the purpose of the Federal Educational Records and Privacy Act of 1974 as to protect students from a school’s unauthorized release of a student’s records); 105 ILCS 10/6(a) (prohibiting the release, transfer, disclosure and dissemination of school student records),” the attorneys argued.

A federal judge had been assigned to the case, and both parties anticipated its expedited hearing and disposal, especially after Mr Abubakar argued that the Nigerian election petitions tribunal would deliver a verdict around September 21, 2023.

Mr Abubakar previously filed a suit before a county court in Chicago, Illinois, but withdrew it in order to file a more comprehensive case at the federal court, which prompted a county judge to dismiss the earlier case from the docket and cleared the path for Mr Abubakar’s federal complaint. Even though the county court handed off the case without prejudice, some Nigerian media outlets erroneously reported that Mr Abubakar’s substantive case was dismissed. But the Nigerian opposition leader’s filing showed he withdrew the case voluntarily to avoid any perception he was abusing the court process.

Mr Abubakar, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), welcomed Mr Tinubu’s motion to the suit. His team of lawyers said their client did not oppose Mr Tinubu’s intention to the suit, saying he was, in fact, previously told he should feel free to .

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Wow , if this is true .

He didn't go to school. Simple.


He only traded drugs illegally. Come to think of it, is it possible to be attending classes and be controlling cocaine consignments from the Mexican borders? Hell no. He only did the latter.

What and who exactly is Tinubu

Everything around this man is mirage and questionable

From primary school certificate

Secondary school certificate

Classmates from Primary to University

Age

Health

Source of wealth

From his gender identity in Chicago which Atiku said Tinubu was a female student

Heroin and $460k forfeiture

Who are your parents and sibling?

Are you from Nigeria or Guinea

Like all my life I’ve never seen a ghost like Tinubu

How does this man even have ers who claim to be patriotic citizens that wants the country to move forward yet imposed a man without a bar-ground on us

Tinubu stole Donald Duke childhood pic as his own

TINUBU IS A NON-LIVING THING

ing and defending this man is the most difficult job on earth

Una salary suppose 600k per month and not this 32k y’all receive

Osariemen12:
He didn't go to school. Simple.


He only traded drugs illegally. Come to think of it, is it possible to be attending classes and be controlling cocaine consignments from the Mexican borders? Hell no. He only did the latter.

He didn’t even travel to US with a male name

If not for tribalism Tinubu is not even qualified to be a WhatsApp group

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Tinubu onijibiti, agbo'ogun oloro, omo ale jatijati. What is the yellow teeth Drug Daddy trying to hide all these while?

It seems the original Bola A. Tinubu that attended Chicago State University is not the same as the fake Bola Ahmed/Adekunle Tinubu (also known as Yikini Amuda Ogunlere Sangotade from Iragbiiji) that is currently fraudulently occupying Aso Rock. This drug baron is using someone else's certificates and identity.

taylor88:


He didn’t even travel to US with a male name

U see.

Tinubu is right

The Nigerian president argued his academic records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

Tinubu is protected by the 1974 privacy law for students who schooled in the USA.

Chicago state university confirmed the president of Nigeria attended and graduated with distinction and he also presented his BSc to INEC as his highest qualification while obi presented his GCE result as his highest qualification.

This is the biggest breach of the Constitution, and a very big anathema

Journalist David Hundeyin obtained records that showed a Bola Tinubu that attended Chicago State University in the 1970s was a female.

Tinubu's body language shows this is true. If he has no skeleton in his cupboard, he won't have been blocking every avenue to clear his battered image. The documented narcotic trafficker is also a certificate and identity thief. Confirmed!

Everything about this strange man is questionable, why?

How can illiterate rule literate

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He is a drug trafficker.

No primary school

No secondary school

He used Donald Duke's childhood picture as his own.


Timlubuu is the biggest criminal in the history of Nigeria.

But the military was quoted to have vowed to defend democracy with their last blood, please is this the democracy that the military vowed to defend or another

kettykings:
But the military was quoted to have vowed to defend democracy with their last blood, please is this the democracy that the military vowed to defend or another

With the current development in Niger Republic, Tinubu is restless and jittery because it can encourage coup d'etat in Nigeria as well so the military heads have to be giving him fake assurance on daily bases because he can sack them if they don't.

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Bola Tinubu files motion to block U.S. court from releasing his Chicago university records to Atiku Abubakar

The Nigerian president argued his academic records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE • AUGUST 7, 2023
https://gazettengr.com/bola-tinubu-files-motion-to-block-u-s-court-from-releasing-his-chicago-university-records-to-atiku-abubakar/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

Atiku is going after a wild goose chase. He will come back with broken bones 😂😂😂

See wailings all over the place. Tinubu has his picture on graduate list. He was even a graduate assistant teaching his classmates. His senior colleague in same attested to that. Atiku is just wasting all the stolen money he acquired while being vice president. The Americans will swoop on him. He will pay heavy fines for needless lawsuits.

Ikaeniyan0:
Tinubu is right

The Nigerian president argued his academic records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

Tinubu is protected by the 1974 privacy law for students who schooled in the USA.

why not just show it and let everyone rest

This is the work you will do till 2031. It is painful when your candidates did not win. Keep on the propaganda work.

Ikaeniyan0:
Tinubu is right

The Nigerian president argued his academic records should not be released because they fell under a 1974 privacy law for American students.

Tinubu is protected by the 1974 privacy law for students who schooled in the USA.

What is he hiding?

He is a politician for chrisssake!

Stvpid man be making mockery of Nigeria and ediots be ing him

Reno come and see what your Oga is doing.
I thought you already confirmed for him?

What is the documented criminal hiding?

There is no aspect of Tinubu's life that is not controversial and shrouded in secrecy. What a despicable old man.

He is well educated.
But sincerely everything is fishy about him. He is not an honest person, very cunny man.

Alchemy528:
How can illiterate rule literate

Lovelive:
He is well educated.
But sincerely everything is fishy about him. He is not an honest person, very cunny man.

If everything is fishy about him, what about his education - primary, secondary and tertiary?

Shame on you Helinues and afamed for ing Tinubu that has no certificate

Nlfpmod Oam4j

This thread must get to the front page

But you can't make a damn payment for a roasted corn on a pipeline highway.

See as them dey press tilibu neck from all angles

Tribunal dey for corner
Atiku don go US dey choke am
NATO dey ginger am to go fight if not them go reason him matter
Northerners say warn am make am say make him nor dare declare war or them no go am again
People dey strike upadan for Nigeria
Inflation dey corner dey look am
Unemployment dey stroll dey

All of them put hand for one person neck

E Don red for tilibu

Abeg I wan ask one question, what has Nigerians gained from tilibu since he came in May

President Tinubu is just using Atiku's two balls to play, he will prolong and make Atikulooter's team of lawyers work more. At the end of the day, the tribunal and other higher hierarchy judiciary bodies will still affirm his candidature as the winner of the election.
For Obingo, it seems he'd accepted his faith, he'd been relegated to sending just congratulatory messages on Twitter, all those fake data he used to quote are all gone.