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The Chicago State University (CSU) has said it will release the academic records of President Bola Tinubu if a United States court grants the order for such release.
The university in a document, asked the court to direct only limited and targeted discovery of the information sought by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election.
Recall that Abubakar had approached a US court for the northern district of Illinois in Chicago, for an order compelling CSU to release the academic records of Tinubu.
Tinubu’s credentials show that he graduated from CSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting and management.
However, there have been allegations bordering on discrepancies with Tinubu’s certificate.
In the suit filed before the US district court, Abubakar prayed that the court should subpoena Tinubu’s files domiciled with CSU.
Abubakar said the files will settle the controversy surrounding Tinubu’s academic background and aid the election petition tribunal.
The president, through his counsel, had filed a counter application opposing the request for the release of his academic records.
The US court had also ruled that it has the jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by the former vice-president.
The university, in its response to Atiku’s application, said it does not “understand” why Tinubu’s academic records “could possibly have any bearing on a 2023 election challenge in a foreign country”.
CSU argued that some requests in the application are “clearly inappropriate”, adding that the applicant is also seeking the employment details of one of his former employees.
“Finally, in the event the Court determines to allow any discovery to proceed here, the University urges the Court to direct only limited, targeted discovery on the University,” CSU said in a response filed by Michael Hayes, its counsel.
“As leave to issue any discovery has not yet been granted, and the Court’s views on what if any discovery is appropriate here under 28 U.S.C. §1782 are not yet known, it is premature for the University to raise objections to the scope of the documents and information sought in Abubakar’s two subpoenas.
“But without limiting further objections, which the University expressly reserves, the University notes that the scope and relevancy of certain of Abubakar’s requests are clearly inappropriate.
“For example, Abubakar’s document subpoena Request No. 5 seeks information on diplomas issued by the University for a 44-year period (1979 to the present), and Abubakar’s deposition subpoena Topic No. 7 seeks information on the employment status and reasons for departure of a former employee in the University’s General Counsel’s Office.
“Following this Court’s ruling on the Application, should any discovery be permitted, the University will meet and confer promptly and in good faith with Abubakar’s counsel to attempt to address all the University’s concerns.”
Mickykarim
August 23, 2023 at 4:15 pm
THIS MAN HAS REDUCED HIMSELF TO SUCH A LOW LEVEL CRASS HEAD.
What would his phishing fishing expedition do against the presidential elections in Nigeria. How would this overturn the election of President Tinubu and when did a US court become a consideration in the election matters of Nigeria?
THERE ARE STILL GOON GOATS LIKE THE Turaki WHO WOULD RATHER WE ARE STILL ENSLAVED BY THE SLAVE MASTERS OF THE WEST AND REMAIN TIED TO THE APRON STINGS OF SLAVERS.
Tinubu was not a bad man when he allowed this INGRATE to contest and support him on his party platform when the Otta brute gave him hell and snuff him out of the inglorious PDP.
THE BLACK MAN SENSE STINKS!