July 04, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, opened his defence in the joint petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.
Leading the defence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), the lead counsel to the President, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), tendered copies of his educational records from the Chicago State University
Olanipekun (SAN) tendered a 2007 letter from the United States Embassy in Nigeria, absolving Tinubu of any criminal liability in the US, and the letter of request from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to the US Embassy.
The academic records from the Chicago State University, 12 documents in all, were certified on June 28, 2023, by Jamar C. Orr, the Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Chicago State University.
Also tendered are six copies of documents relating to immigration and visa records of trips made to the US by Tinubu between 2011 and 2021, among other documents.
