The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will hear the fresh suit filed by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) certificate today.
Atiku, a former Vice President of Nigeria is asking the US Court to order Chicago State University to reveal documents, information or objects on President Tinubu or to allow inspection of premises in a civil action.
According to report, Atiku filed the fresh suit a few days after the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Nigeria dismissed his petition against the election of Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.
The report revealed that court papers showed that the case was docketed by the Clerk of the court recently before the Honourable Jeffrey T. Gilbert and the testimony of CSU would be taken in person today and added that the court stated that should the CSU or its representative be unable to make in-person appearance, such a person can exercise the option of telephone appearance.
Atiku believes that the fresh suit against the Chicago State University on Tinubu’s certificate and information will aid his chances of overturning the judgment of the PEPC at the Supreme Court as he seeks to challenge the tribunal’s verdict at Nigeria’s apex court.
In the Notice of Docket Entry, the court said: “The court’s preference, however, is for counsel who will be speaking at the hearing to appear in person.”
The US court further revealed that it is treating the matter with urgency in the light of the urgent circumstances presented by Atiku Abubakar and to create room for the possibility of appeal to the court’s ruling.
Atiku is requesting a true and correct copy of any diploma for a Bachelor of Science degree issued by CSU in 1979, a true and correct copy of any diploma issued by CSU in 1979 to Tinubu; 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 which purports to be a CSU diploma issued to Tinubu on or about June 22, 1979.
Other documents he is requesting from the university are true and correct copies of any CSU documents relating to Tinubu that were certified by Jamar C. Orr, Esq; and a declaration, and all communications to or from CSU concerning the certification of such documents by Jamar C. Orr, Esq., during the period August 1, 2022, to August 1, 2023.
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