The Chicago State University (CSU) has confirmed that President Tinubu attended the university and received a bachelor’s degree in 1979.
On Thursday, September 14, CSU announced this in a statement to CBS Broadcasting Inc., also known as CBS News.
The institution, on the other hand, stated that it was prohibited by US federal law from providing any additional information on Tinubu’s record without consent or unless authorized by a court order.
“As an educational institution, we are sometimes asked to provide information related to student records. Federal law known as FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protects the privacy of student records and limits what an institution can release.
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“In August 2023, a request was made to the U.S. federal court for the university to provide information related to educational records concerning Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, and a former CSU student.
“The university has confirmed Tinubu attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree. Federal law, however, prevents us from providing any further information without consent or unless allowed to do so via court order.
“CSU is confident in the veracity and integrity of our records regarding Tinubu’s completion of graduation requirements and degree certificate. The university is not a party to the Nigerian legal proceedings that spurred this request, and a U.S. federal judge will determine whether the university will provide further requested information.
“Our response to the request for Tinubu’s academic records has been entirely consistent with our practices, policies and federal law. We would respond in exactly the same manner for any request for any student information by a third party,” the statement read.
Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, claimed that documents indicating Tinubu’s graduation from Chicago State University in 1979 were forged, and he used this claim to challenge Tinubu’s election victory.
