Reno Omokri reacts as Tinubu’s Chicago Varsity certificates faces recent scrutiny

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has reacted to the renewed controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s tutorial {qualifications}, notably his declare that he graduated from Chicago State University.

The controversy resurfaced on Sunday after a former lecturer on the establishment, Dr Pearse Adetokumbo, alleged that Tinubu was by no means a pupil of the college.

Speaking throughout an interview on News Central TV, Adetokumbo mentioned he labored at Chicago State University between 1985 and 1990 however discovered no proof indicating that the Nigerian president graduated from the establishment.

He additional accused Tinubu of utilizing a false identification, insisting that the president was conscious of the alleged certificates forgery.

However, reacting to the allegations in a submit on his official X deal with on Monday, Omokri maintained that Tinubu genuinely attended and graduated from Chicago State University.

The ambassador mentioned he personally visited the establishment and verified the authenticity of the president’s tutorial certificates.

He wrote: “I went to @ChicagoState University and proved that President Tinubu was admitted, attended, and graduated from there.

“I urge Nigerian journalists not to sit in studios peddling gossip, but to also go to Chicago, as I did, and verify.”