The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has been dragged online for questioning the President Bola Tinubu’s academic records.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the former Vice President had sought a court order for the Chicago State University (CSU), United States to release Tinubu’s academic record.
The institution then replied Atiku, confirming that President Tinubu graduated from the institution in 1979.
Tinubu’s credentials show that he graduated from CSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting and management.
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Atiku then tool to Twitter to question how President Tinubu attended the Chicago State University without details of his primary and secondary education.
Atiku said: “I woke up this morning wondering how we got to this cul de sac.
“In 1999, @officialABAT claimed he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos, before proceeding to Children Home School in Ibadan.
“According to him, his next port of call in his educational journey was Government College Ibadan and, Richard Daley College and Chicago State University in the United States. Curiously, in 2023, Tinubu settled with attending only @ChicagoState. I am scratching my head.
“How is that possible? Methinks that all well-meaning Nigerians should be as confused as I am with Tinubu’s declaration that he had no primary and secondary education, yet he has a university degree. You may wish to #AskTinubu how he attained this feat so that we can learn from his ingenuity”.
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However, his tweet was received with a heavy backlash from Nigerians with many jumping to the Presidents defence.
They also wondered why Atiku would make such comments in public.
Below are some comments compiled by Daily Report Nigeria.
Musa Ahmad (@real_aahmad) said: “You’re not talking about winning the election now but Tinubu’s educational background. I don’t know how you suddenly retire from active politics to Twitter influencer”
@Balogun_Jamih, said: “Just as El-Rufai retired Shehu Sani to the club of wailer and Twitter influencers. President Tinubu has successfully retired Atiku Abubakar to the club of wailer and Twitter influencers.”
@Asakemijimi lampooned Atiku saying: “President Tinubu is really giving Atiku sleepless nights. Since when did Atiku start doing shalaye on Twitter? Sir, please try again in 2031.”
@chibuzo_mikel tweeted: “I said it that Atiku needs help. Losing four presidential elections can affect the mental state of the strongest man negatively.”
@jeffphilips1 said: “Look at that tweet again and it’ll dawn on you that Tinubu, in his first go at the presidency, not just only defeated Atiku, but he actually retired him after 32yrs in the race.”
@Egi_nupe_ tweeted: “If Atiku didn’t engage in petty and dirty politics since 2007 that he’s been contesting, I strongly doubt 2023 will make him do that.
“Atiku is the most classy and mature political figure we have ever seen. He doesn’t roll in the mud, and would never stoop so low, no matter what. So I don’t believe that he authorized that Tweet. Never!”
Meanwhile, Nigerians eagerly await the outcome of the president election tribunal to know if President Tinubu’s victory would be overturned or sustained by the Presidential Election Petitions Court.
