How did you attend varsity without primary, secondary education — Atiku questions Tinubu

Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has raised eyebrows on the educational journey of President Bola Tinubu.

Tweeting via his X account (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Atiku wondered how President Tinubu attended Chicago State University (CSU) without primary and secondary education.

Atiku wrote, “I woke up this morning wondering how we got to this cul de sac. In 1999, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos, before proceeding to Children Home School in Ibadan.

“According to him, his next port of call in his educational journey was Government College Ibadan and, Richard Daley College and Chicago State University in the United States.

“Curiously, in 2023, Tinubu settled with attending only Chicago State University. I am scratching my head. How is that possible? Methinks that all well-meaning Nigerians should be as confused as I am with Tinubu’s declaration that he had no primary and secondary education, yet he has a university degree. You may wish to #AskTinubu how he attained this feat so that we can learn from his ingenuity.”

The former Vice President had previously sought a order from a U.S. court to compel CSU to release the academic records of Tinubu. However, the order was not granted and the institution affirmed Tinubu as a graduate of the institution.

Tinubu’s credentials show that he graduated from CSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting and management.