A public affairs analyst, Durojaiye Ogunsanya, has confirmed that he was a classmate of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Chicago State University in the United States.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this confirmation comes amid a controversy over Tinubu’s educational credentials. Some people have questioned whether Tinubu actually attended Chicago State University, while others have alleged that his degree certificate is fake.
Ogunsanya, who spoke to TVC News, said that he and Tinubu graduated from the university in the same year, 1979. He also said that Tinubu was a good student.
He said, “We met in the school, Chicago State University and we were in the same department, College of Accounting Business and Administrative with a major in Accounting and we were in the same class together and we graduated.
“He did attend the University and he graduated in 1979 in the same year as I did. I am here to testify that he did attend University and he was a good student.
“I’m here with my Diploma, for the world to see. We graduated together from the university, I just want to set the record straight not for any gain or favour”.
Recall that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar had approached a court in the US, seeking access to the credentials of Tinubu at the Chicago University.
