Chicago University agrees to release Tinubu’s records, gives condition

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, has filed a lawsuit in a US court asking Chicago State University (CSU) to divulge all of Bola Tinubu’s academic records.

Atiku asserts that the certificate Tinubu provided to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contains errors.

Atiku believed that these records would help to explain what he referred to as “inconsistencies” in Tinubu’s past, which is what motivated him to take this action.

Tinubu’s credentials will be made public whenever the court issued an order, CSU responded to Atiku’s application.

The university stated in a statement dated August 23 that Tinubu’s academic records will be made public as soon as they received a court order. The statement was signed by the university’s attorney.

The institution additionally urged the court to be clear in its demands.

Judge Jeffrey Gilbert instructed Tinubu to justify the release of Atiku’s CSU academic records by August 23.

On August 23, Tinubu’s lawyer provided CSU with a statement asking them to withhold his academic background from the former Vice President.

The matter has been scheduled for an in-person hearing on Tuesday, September 12, at 1:30 pm in courtroom 1386, according to a docket entry made by the clerk of the US court on Friday, September 8, 2023.

According to the US court, CSU must file any objections to the Federal Rule of Civil procedure-compliant scope of Atiku’s subpoenas for documents and a deposition by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2023, rather than holding those objections over until a later time.

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According to the court document, “Respondent Chicago State University should file any objections to the scope of petitioner Abubakar’s subpoenas for documents and for a deposition by 5:00 p.m. on September 23 rather than hold those objections until a later date under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), as originally issued [1-1][1-2] or as modified [22-1][22-3].”On September 12th, at 1:30 pm, in Courtroom 1386, there will be an in-person hearing on this subject. Contact the courtroom deputy if out-of-town counsel wishes to make a telephone appearance. However, it is preferred by the Court that any solicitors who will be addressing during the hearing make an appearance in person. sent out a notice.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s Rule 77(d) or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure’s Rule 49(c) are being used to send this notice. It was produced by CM/ECF, the district’s automated docketing system used to keep track of both the civil and criminal dockets. Please refer to the enclosed minute order or other document for more details.