Lauren Finch, spokeswoman for Chicago State University, has stated that Bola Tinubu’s academic records are covered by American privacy law.
She noted that the school cannot disclose presidential candidate’s primary and secondary school records.
Lauren Finch, a spokeswoman for Chicago State University, said Mr Tinubu’s academic records are covered by American privacy regulations.
Bola Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Finch told Peoples Gazette on Tuesday morning that “We have checked with our legal department and we cannot give you more than the information we have already provided.”
“Mr Tinubu attended our school and graduated on June 22, 1979. We can only say when he came in and when he graduated.”
The Chicago State University had confirmed Mr Tinubu as its alumnus graduating with a degree in business and administration on June 22, 1979.
The response follows queries sent to the institution by The Gazette, amid uncertainties about the former Lagos state governor’s academic qualifications.
Last week, Mr Tinubu swore an affidavit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his primary and secondary school certificates were looted by unknown persons.
The disclosure was made via an affidavit submitted by Mr Tinubu to the electoral body as part of his eligibility filings for the 2023 presidential elections.
The form filled out on INEC form revealed two blank spaces. However, Mr Tinubu filled te portion about his edge\ his degree in business and administration in 1979 received from the Chicago State University.
The former Lagos governor claimed he was on self-exile from October 1994 to October 1998 and that his credentials when his certificates were stolen
“When I returned I discovered that all my property, including all the documents relating to my qualifications and my certificates in respect of paragraph three above, were looted by unknown persons,” said Mr Tinubu.
However, in 1999 and 2003, when Mr Tinubu ran for office as a governorship candidate in Lagos, he stated at both times that he attended primary and secondary schools.
He said he attended St Paul Children’s Home School, Ibadan, between 1958 to 1964; while his secondary education was at Government College, Ibadan, between 1965 to 1968.
From Ibadan, Mr Tinubu said he went to Richard Daley College, Chicago, from 1969 to 1971
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