2 Reasons That Showed CSU’s Deposition Was a Blessing to Me, Tinubu Shares
- Wole Afolabi, Bola Tinubu's lawyer, has said the Chicago State University's deposition cleared up a lot of misconceptions
- Afolabi also said the deposition clarified mischaracterisations of events regarding the president’s academic qualifications
- The lawyer stated that, for instance, the incumbent Nigerian leader applied to the Chicago State University as a male student and his letter of admission was addressed to ‘Mr. Tinubu’
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FCT, Abuja - Bola Tinubu on Friday, October 6, said the Chicago State University (CSU's) deposition in court earlier this week was "a boon" to him.
Legit.ng reports that Tinubu’s academic certificate obtained from the CSU has been the subject of hot controversy in recent days, especially as the legal battle extended to the United States of America (USA).
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"Tinubu was mischaracterised": Lawyer
Speaking to Premium Times through his lawyer, Wole Afolabi, Tinubu declared that the deposition "cleared up a lot of misconceptions".
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The legal practitioner noted that Caleb Westberg, CSU's registrar, pointed out that errors discovered in Tinubu's CSU document "are not unusual".
Afolabi said:
"The deposition was a boon to the President. It cleared up a lot of misconceptions and mischaracterisations of events regarding the president’s academic qualifications. Firstly, it offered an opportunity for CSU to state loudly and clearly that the president attended and graduated (with Honours Degree in Accounting) from CSU in 1979.
"Secondly, the false narrative that had been put out there by mischief-makers that the president had used the identity of a female to gain admission to CSU was also cleared up. The registrar of CSU was emphatic in maintaining that the transcript of the President from Southwest College was erroneously marked as belonging to a Female.
"The registrar said such errors are not unusual. The president applied to CSU as a male student and his letter of admission was addressed to ‘Mr. Tinubu’."
Tinubu's lawyer opens up on wrong gender
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Afolabi said a mix-up at the CSU is the reason the president’s certificate indicates “F” meant for a female.
Speaking on Television Continental (TVC) on Thursday, October 5, Afolabi cleared the air on the gender error. He said: the transcript that was provided by Southwest College indicated F.
Source: Legit.ng
