BY FRANCIS KADIRI, ABUJA
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has said that he will ensure that President Bola Tinubu is brought to justice on the issues relating to the certificate which the President submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission in respect of the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku, who spoke on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja, said the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi, inspired him to make inquiries about the certificate of President Tinubu.
Atiku had filed a suit against President Tinubu over his academic record at the Chicago State University.
He requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of CSU certificate against Tinubu.
The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court in the suit Atiku filed to challenge the election of Tinubu.
Despite the court’s ruling, Atiku continued his case at the US court, hoping to get official documents to back his claim and possibly include them in his appeal at the Supreme Court.
He had argued that there were discrepancies in the certificate Tinubu submitted to the INEC which should have rendered him ineligible to contest the election.
Atiku said it should not have taken weeks or months for security agencies to verify certificates of candidates who present themselves for higher offices.
According to him, “the reputation of Nigeria is at stake. I am a democrat by conviction and a citizen of a country that I love.”
Commending lawyers, Atiku stated, “I must thank our lawyers, both here in Nigeria and abroad, for help us bring clarity to this issue that has dragged for about half of a century”
“The late human rights advocate, Gani Fawehinmi, has vindicated us. Now he can truly rest in peace knowing that the journey he started 23 years ago is on course,” Atiku added.
