More trouble for Tinubu ’emilokan’ assurance as Lawyer sues over alleged certificate forgery

• Nigerian lawyer has sued Tinubu over certificate forgery and age falsification
• He Tinubu violated some Sections Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by presenting a fake Chicago State University Certificate to INEC

A lawyer named Mike Enahoro-Ebah has sued Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, alleging fabrication of certificates, age fraud, and under-oath lying.

Three independent direct criminal complaints brought by Enahoro-Ebah against Tinubu were heard by the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja.

The lawyer who sued Tinubu claimed in the documents dated November 9, 2022, and filed on November 10, 2022, that Tinubu had lied under oath by making a false affirmation in support of a Form EC-9 affidavit that was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on June 17, 2022.

Additionally, he said that Tinubu violated Sections 362(a), 363, and 364 of the Penal Code Act, Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by presenting a fake Chicago State University Certificate to INEC with the intention that it would be used as real.

The attorney said that on his behalf, Mathew Kowals, a Chicago-based attorney, issued an attorney subpoena against the institution on August 12 in case number 22-L-007289, ordering it to mail him (Kowals) all documents and records relevant to Tinubu that were in their possession.

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Additionally, he said that Tinubu violated Sections 362(a), 363, and 364 of the Penal Code Act, Cap. 532, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by presenting a fake Chicago State University Certificate to INEC with the intention that it would be used as real.

The attorney said that on his behalf, Mathew Kowals, a Chicago-based attorney, issued an attorney subpoena against the institution on August 12 in case number 22-L-007289, ordering it to mail him (Kowals) all documents and records relevant to Tinubu that were in their possession.

The attorney claimed that copies of the diploma from Chicago State University, the transcript from Southwest College (now City College of Chicago), the undergraduate admission application form, the general certificate of education from the University of Cambridge, and other documents were later sent to him and were attached to the court documents as exhibits.

He claimed that the certificate published by Chicago State University “is dramatically different” from the one that was included with Tinubu’s sworn Form EC-9 that was submitted to INEC on June 17.

He claims that a direct comparison of the two certificates reveals various differences, including different university logos on each certificate, different grammatical construction on the certificate faces, and different signatures, among others. He claims that the certificates were issued by the university on different dates (June 22, 1979, and June 27, 1979).

He said, in support of the defendant’s undergraduate admission application form submitted to Chicago State University in 1977, was a transcript from Southwest College, Chicago, bearing the name, “Tinubu Bola A” which belongs to a female student, contrary to Form EC-9 submitted to INEC which indicated that Tinubu is a man.

The lawyer who sued Tinubu further alleged that Tinubu that attended the university indicated in his undergraduate admission application form that he graduated from Government College, Lagos in 1970, while the defendant in his Form EC-9 submitted to INEC provided no information as to his attendance at the said Government College, Lagos, among other allegations.

He said it is in the best interest of Nigeria, justice, and equity to issue criminal summons to ensure Tinubu’s attendance in court to answer the complaints.

The case, which is before Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna, is yet to be scheduled for a hearing.