By Kingston Magare 26-5-2025
Fresh legal battle over President Bola Tinubu’s certificates is brewing in Chicago, USA as a civic group has threatened the Chicago State University with a lawsuit if they fail to void Tinubu’s awarded diploma.
Reports by Peoples Gazette said Chicago-based Options Law Group, P.C. has prepared what an insider described as “a thermonuclear lawsuit” to push Chicago State University to void a diploma it awarded to Mr Tinubu in 1979, citing egregious forgery on which the qualification was procured.
According to the law firm the Chicago State University has refused to respond to letters demanding for the cancellation of the diploma awarded to Tinubu based on the fact that his secondary school certificate was falsified.
“If we do not hear from you or your general counsel by the end of the fourteen (14) days, all legal rights shall be explored, including, but not limited to, legal proceedings necessary in accordance with state and federal laws,” the firm warned in an April 1, 2025, missive to the school, copying several authorities, including Illinois’ attorney-general’s office.
In 2023 the issue of Tinubu’s certificates came to the front burner after a group Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy challenged the President to authenticate his certificates, but Tinubu scale the hurdles.