The Presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the upcoming 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to reveal his true identity to Nigerians. Obi made this challenge following a recent controversy after Chicago State University released the President’s academic records on the request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
During a press conference in Abuja last Wednesday, Obi asked President Tinubu to disclose the schools he attended and if he participated in the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Obi also asked him to clarify if he had ever changed his name, in order to save the country from what he called an international embarrassment of identity crisis. The former Anambra State governor maintained that having held the highest political office in the country, President Tinubu no longer has a right to privacy regarding his identity.
The former Vice President had requested the release of President Tinubu’s certificate from Chicago State University, suspecting that the certificate the former Lagos State governor submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may not be authentic. During a press conference last week after the President’s academic records were released to him, Atiku, who is challenging Tinubu’s election, called on Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other Nigerians to join his quest for “justice” over the matter. Atiku also vowed not to stop on the issue, as he said he would continue to seek justice over the matter.