There was mild drama at the Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, following a receipt of two conflicting letters on President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University certificate by the judges.
Justice John Okoro, chairman of the 7-member panel hearing the application of Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), filed against the victory of President Tinubu, had raised the concern as hearing commenced.
“But in this case, there are two conflicting letters from the CSU – one authenticating the president’s certificate and another discrediting it. Which do we rely on?,” he asked.
This is was followed by noise in the courtroom.
Details later….
Folarin Kehinde is an Abuja-based journalist with over 5 years of experience in journalism. His work has earned him national and international recognition across various beats, including environment, health and politics.
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