President Bola Tinubu has been advised not to file appeals to stop the release of his academic records from Chicago State University by the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.
Anaedoonline.ng had previously reported that the presiding Judge, Nancy Maldonado, had ordered the release of Tinubu’s academic record to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate from the Chicago State University.
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria, where he is contesting Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku hopes to utilise the paper.
District Judge Maldonado ruled on September 30 that President Tinubu should not bother going back to her court to try to get another interim delay of the disclosure.
The judge said, “The court cautions President Tinubu that any request for a stay before this court will be denied, as the court finds any stay impracticable in light of the fast-approaching Supreme Court of Nigeria deadlines.
“President Tinubu’s argument and rhetoric as to Mr Abubakar’s likelihood of success at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, or his vigorous disputes with the merits of Mr Abubakar’s underlying claims about the election, do not equate to evidence of the Supreme Court of Nigeria’s receptiveness to assistance in discovery.
“The discovery sought here relates not only to a prominent public figure, President Tinubu but is sought as part of an underlying dispute over the Nigerian presidential election, a matter of extreme importance to the Nigerian people.
“The discovery is thus undoubtedly of significant importance, as are the issues at stake. And CSU has sole access to the discovery—there is no other way for Mr Abubakar to access the sought-after information about President Tinubu’s diploma and education.”
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