Why always him – Nigerians react to Tinubu name is misspelt in Chicago University’s Photobook
However, instead of putting an end to the certificate saga, the photobook has brought another issue as Tinubu's name was wrongly spelt.
Nigerians have reacted following the misspelling of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu in a Chicago State University photobook where he is featured.
Recall that Nigerians have been discussing the academic credentials of Tinubu for the past two weeks after he submitted his documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and left out the spaces for primary and secondary schools attended blank.
This has led to a new wave of allegations as many (of his critics) demand to know the primary and secondary schools the former Lagos State governor attended.
In the form submitted to INEC, Tinubu claimed that he attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with Honours from the Chicago State University in 1979.
After many expressed doubts over his academic profiles, media platforms and other individuals wrote to Chicago State University where the APC presidential candidate said he graduated from in a bid to confirm his claim.
Though the university has since confirmed that Tinubu indeed attended, and graduated from, the institution, the APC leader has not been able to completely ward off the doubts over his academic credentials.
Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported on Monday, June 4 that a photobook featuring Bola Tinubu from the Chicago State University surfaced on social media.
The photobook in a black and white vintage appearance had images of graduating students with Bola Ahmed Tinubu featuring in the photobook.
In what looks like an old photobook, Tinubu’s image and name appeared in it. Although his name spelt as “Bola .A. Thubv”.
Amid this, a chieftain of the APC in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe, on Monday, July 4, also shared on Facebook what appears to be a photobook by the Chicago State University where Tinubu featured alongside other students.
While many of Tinubu’s supporters would believe that the photobook would at least put to rest the allegations regarding the APC presidential candidate’s university degree, another issue surfaced: his name was misspelt.
Instead of BOLA A TINUBU, what appears in the photobook is Bola A THUBV.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have reacted about misspelt his APC presidential name from the Chicago State University, some said why always on him that the academic certificate has many errors.
Commenting on the development, Ismaila Ashipa, a chieftain of the PDP in Oyo state, said on Facebook: “Identify your BAT with wrong spelling. Why always him.”
“CSU was a degree mill for many years before it became a recognised university. And not all courses are accredited till date,” he further alleged in the comment section.
However, some other Facebook users who commented on the post notified him that other names, apart from Tinubu’s, were also wrongly spelt in the photobook.
Onaaratoday Newsmedia commented: “You probably don’t know that 4, 12 and 16 were equally misspelled?”
Replying to a similar post on Twitter, Engr Udenze, @kennydenz, said: “The more they try to prove his certificates the more they make people doubt if he’s actually the person he claims to be. How can one person have different names in all certificates brought forward so far?”
Another Twitter user, Cosmas, @Cosmas23677849, has a different perspective. He/she wrote: “I think this thing could happen in a foreign school. His classmates know him as Thub. This is not an issue. Let’s focus on other important issues. He is qualified to run even without the Chicago certificate.”
Another Twitter user, @OvieNews, noted that some other names on the photobook were misspelt. He wrote: “They murdered all the Yoruba names.”
Another Twitter user, @mtbkv, even the NYSC certificate has a different name Tinubu Bola Adekunle instead of Tinubu Bola Ahmed.
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