Tinubu CSU Certificate: Time For All Nigerians To Speak Up" - Deacon Afolabi

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an elder statesman from Osun State, Deacon Elijah Afolabi has called on retired generals and other well meaning political leaders in Nigeria to step up and speak out on the trending academic records of the President of Nigeria and All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate in the February 25, election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Deacon Afolabi made the call in a statement issued by him on Monday September 25, 2023, saying that, to have a Nation we can bequet as a legacy to future generations, there is an urgent need for the intervention of our elders, statesmen and retired generals who fought to keep the unity of our country to come together and make definite pronouncements on this lingering forgery allegations

Afolabi’s statement is predicated on the ongoing legal suits by the PDP and it’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the United States District court of Illinois, requesting the Chicago State University to release all the academic records of Bola Tinubu to him.

“To save Nigeria from the grip of Draculas who are hell bent on sucking her to death, our elder statesmen and political leaders must make a definite pronouncement at this point on this protracted legal battle, especially the cases at the District Court of Illinois, USA.

It’s embarrassing and totally unacceptable for a president of our dear country, Nigeria to be protesting against the release of his academic records if the said records are genuine” - Deacon Afolabi stated. He further stated that the ongoing court proceedings in the USA has exposed some serious flaws in Nigeria’s judicial system deu to the transparent nature of the process.

“Our judiciary is gradually losing her credibility, the intrigues and shenanigans all in a bid to cover up the truth going on in CSU in far away Chicago in United States is becoming a national scandal and the need for urgent pronouncements to salvage what is left of the integrity of our judiciary” He added that the pronouncements on the matter must be made by our elders and statesmen in order to restore confidence in our democracy.

“We cannot afford another military intervention, our democracy must be sustained. Nigeria is bigger than any individual, there is no hiding place any more, truth is truth any day and you can not do anything against the truth that is now in the public domain”

He concluded that the certificate forgery matter is not new to Nigerians, that the same Chicago saga has been a running issue since 1999 when Festus Keyamo (SAN) and Chief Gani Fawehinmi took this matter to court. He lambasted the ruling party, the APC, saying that its desperation to cover up the scandal left many Nigeria thinking that there is skeleton in the cupboard.

“It is now clear that no one can run from his shadows, no matter the level of craftiness and cover up. Truth is like water, it will definitely find it's level. Let's arise to save our Country. Posterity will record what we do at this moment. We are either for Nigeria or against Nigeria.

Deacon Elijah Afolabi writes from Osun State, Nigeria