The Presidential Election Petitions Court has accepted certified copies of President Bola Tinubu’s academic and job credentials submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The credentials include a B.Sc certificate from Chicago State University, a NYSC Discharge Certificate, and a certificate of service from Mobil Nigeria Oil Plc.
The documents were brought in by the PDP’s subpoenaed witness, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, a Private Legal Practitioner.
He noticed that the documents were reportedly obtained by Tinubu but bore the name ‘Bola Adekunle Tinubu.’
The witness, who was led in evidence by the PDP’s lead Counsel, Chris Uche, also produced forms EC13 and EC9 nomination forms, as well as letters written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as attachments.
Counsel for INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud, Tinubu, Emmanuel Ukala, and the APC, Lateef Fagbemi, all challenged to the documents’ admission.
The witness referenced the following documents:
(1) certified true copies of form EC9(Nomination letter of Tinubu).
(2) receipt of payment for certification.
(3) witness application letter, requesting for the documents.
(4) INEC’s Letter of response.
(5) Certificate from Chicago university belonging to the 2nd respondent( Tinubu).
(6) NYSC discharge certificate belonging to the 2nd respondent, with the name Tinubu Bola Adekunle.
(7) Certificate of service from Mobile Oil Nigeria PLC.
(8) Party Membership card.
When the PDP’s lead lawyer sought to offer these documents, all of the respondents opposed to their admittance.
The witness also provided academic records from Chicago University, a copy of the subpoena served on Chicago University, the original academic records and degree certificate, the original admission letter, and the original transcript from South West College to the school Tinubu attended, all of which were given to Chicago University with the gender referred to as Female.
He also presented a notarized judgment of the United States for criminal seizure of Tinubu’s assets, as well as the cover note allowing it. Extracts from a Guinea passport and Tinubu’s certificate of compliance were also exhibited.
The PDP also presented:
(1) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 25 LGAs in Delta state.
(2) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 13 LGA’s in Ebonyi state.
(3) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 18 LGAs in Edo state.
(4) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 17 LGAs in Enugu state.
(5) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 27 LGAs in Imo state.
(6) Certified true copies of forms EC8A’s of 21 LGAs in Kogi state
Under cross-examination by INEC Counsel Abubakar Mahmoud, the witness stated that he has not spent excessive amounts of money in his efforts to bring the truth to Nigerians.
When asked if he was disappointed that his candidate lost, the witness said yes. The court then rose to reconvene later for additional cross examination.
