Tinubu by no means attended Chicago State University – Former Chicago State University Programme Director

Politics

By Linda Ikeji
9 November 2026, 1:54 pm

A former Chicago State University lecturer, Dr Pearse Adetokumbo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of falsely claiming to have attended the American establishment, insisting that the Nigerian chief was by no means a pupil there.

Adetokumbo additionally accused the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of deceptive Nigerians by defending claims about Tinubu’s tutorial historical past.

The allegations have reignited controversy surrounding the President’s academic {qualifications}, which attracted widespread consideration throughout the 2023 presidential election and subsequent authorized proceedings.
Speaking throughout an interview on News Central TV, Adetokumbo stated he lectured at Chicago State University between 1985 and 1990 and served as director of the programme Tinubu allegedly claimed to have attended.
He maintained that his place on the establishment gave him private information of its tutorial data and insisted that Tinubu by no means studied there.

The former lecturer additional alleged that paperwork submitted by the President to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contained the names of faculties he didn’t attend. He additionally questioned the credibility of the schooling minister’s public statements regarding Tinubu’s academic background, accusing him of defending the President relatively than presenting correct info.

Adetokumbo warned that the controversy might ultimately appeal to worldwide authorized consideration, arguing that robust language was needed to deal with what he described as misconduct inside Nigeria’s establishments.

He stated: “I used to be a lecturer at Chicago State University. For five years. I was the director of the programme that Tinubu said he attended at Chicago State University. I was at Chicago State University from 1985 to 1990.

“After he had left, I can tell you now that when they were looking for information on Tinubu’s record, I think it was 1999, it was to me that they sent people to come and collect the information. I had the information. But the fact of the matter is, I know that he never attended Chicago State University, and he knows that I know.” The former lecturer additionally questioned the President’s academic data, alleging that the colleges listed in paperwork submitted to INEC didn’t replicate establishments he really attended.

Adetokumbo additional criticised the Tinubu administration, citing rising poverty, unemployment and insecurity as main issues dealing with Nigerians. He argued that the federal government’s dealing with of those challenges might turn into a significant challenge within the 2027 basic election.

The feedback come amid renewed political discussions forward of the subsequent presidential election, with Adetokumbo expressing confidence that voters would demand a change in management. President Tinubu and the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, are but to publicly reply to the newest allegations.

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