President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces controversy for allegedly forging his university certificate from the Chicago State University. The news threatens to further jeopardize Nigeria’s already fragile global image and political credibility.
The 2023 general elections in Nigeria have been a whirlwind of debacle ranging from electoral fraud to violence. Even as the elections close out and Nigeria welcomes a new president in Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the complexities of the season have ceased to die down as former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has questioned the authenticity of the university certificate President Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
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