Timi Frank slams Tinubu’s bid to conceal academic records as an embarrassment to Nigerians
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has expressed his concern over President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to prevent Chicago State University (CSU) from releasing his academic records, describing it as embarrassing for Nigerians.
In a statement issued on Friday, Frank questioned what Tinubu might be hiding that compelled him to swiftly appeal the judgment of a US Magistrate Court, which had ordered CSU to disclose his academic records.
Tinubu had implored a United States judge to prevent “severe and irreparable damage” by immediately halting a recent court order that mandated the release of his university records.
The President, through his lawyer, claimed that the damage he would suffer would be impossible to mitigate if the order directing the release of his academic records to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not delayed for possible vacation.
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He said: “If you know you have clean academic records why are you fighting to stop their being released?
“What ‘severe and irreparable harm’ will you suffer if the records are released?” Frank queried.
He called on Nigerians to own the fight to ensure that the President has authentic academic records and not to leave the efforts to an individual due to potential political and diplomatic damage it can do to Nigeria if glossed over.
“This fight should not be for Atiku Abubakar alone. Nigerians must rise up and demand to know the academic records of their President.
“Tinubu’s desperate attempt to buy time with his recent appeal is a huge embarrassment to Nigerians both at home and in diaspora. Why does the court ordered release of Tinubu’s academic records appear like a matter of life and death to the President?
“Tinubu, please stop embarrassing Nigerians through this do or die attempt to stop your academic records from being released. Nigerians are eager to know who their President really is.
“The more you fight to conceal your academic records, the more you damage the image of the country and its ability to attract investors who want to do business with genuine and trustworthy partners and not those believed to have skeletons in their cupboards”.
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