Amid the resurgence of the dispute surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic credentials, namely his assertion of graduating from Chicago State University, Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s ambassador to Mexico, has spoken out.
Dr. Pearse Adetokumbo, a former professor at the university, claimed on Sunday that Tinubu was never a student there, reviving the dispute.
According to Adetokumbo, who worked at Chicago State University from 1985 to 1990, there is no evidence that the Nigerian president graduated from the school. He made this claim during an interview with News Central TV.
He went on to say that Tinubu had used a phoney identity and that the president knew about the fake certificates.
Omokri, in response to the claims made against Tinubu in a Monday post on his official X Twitter, insisted that Tinubu indeed went to and graduated from Chicago State University.
The ambassador claimed to have personally visited the school to confirm the legitimacy of the president’s degree.
He proudly shared his experience at Chicago State University, where he verified President Tinubu’s enrolment, attendance, and graduation.
“Instead of sitting around spreading rumours in their studios, Nigerian journalists should do what I did and go to Chicago to check facts.”