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D-37 Dismisses BBC’s Investigation Report on Tinubu As Ruse

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7 months ago

October 12, 2023

Eric

A group, D-37, also known as Dopkesi Political Family, has dismissed the investigation report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the alleged forged academic records submitted NY Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, as a ruse.

In a statement signed by the Chairman, Sen. Victor Isa Kaseem Oyofo, and Secretary. Adu Ter Alex, the group noted that the report was a ‘product of a hatchet revisionist job done to only hoodwink gullible members of the public’.

The group, in the statement, went down memory lane to recreate the process that birthed the conclusion that Nigeria’s President presented forged documents in his academic sojourn.

The full statement:

THE D-37 (DOKPESI POLITICAL FAMILY) DEBUNKS BBC INVESTIGATION REPORT AS A RUSE.

The D-37 wishes to clear the air on the purported report of a BBC investigation that purportedly cleared TINUBU of CSU certificate forgery allegations.

We want to emphatically state that the purported investigation is a ruse and the product of a hatchet revisionist job done to only hoodwink gullible members of the public.

To put the records straight, here is the correct findings from the CSU papers and court depositions and it’s effect on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s candidacy under the Nigerian constitution.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE SEQUENCE BELOW:

1. ADMISSION AND ENTRY LEVEL QUALIFICATION: In 1977, one candidate Bola A. Tinubu was admitted at the CSU for Diploma programme in Business Administration.

The CSU documents show that the 1977 admission entry results used by Bola A. Tinubu were a GCE A level certificate obtained from Government College Lagos 1970 and South West College Illinois. *The former was not in existence in 1970 and the latter contains particulars of a female candidate including her Social Security Number That shows she was an American citizen.

The 1970 Government College GCE certificate presented indicated the candidate sat for Biology, Chemistry and Physics with F9 in all three subjects.

The South West College transcript also had no passes in English and Mathematics. Two subjects, which were entry level requirements for all students applying to CSU for admission into Business Administration since 1975.

2. DATE OF BIRTH INCONSISTENCY: The CSU transcripts carried 29 March 1954 as the candidate’s DoB. Tinubu’s submission to INEC is 29 March 1952. This clearly shows that he lied to INEC under oath (Perjury) by the authority of the CSU papers.

3. THE CERTIFICATE The CSU Papers and the Registrar’s deposition in court are to the effect that, the CSU cannot find the Bola A. Tinubu certificate or any similar one as submitted to INEC issued to any student in 1979 or the 80s. However, the university has three certificates similar to the Tinubu certificate issued to candidates only in 1998.

4. EXAMINATION OF THE CERTIFICATE: MATERS ARISING

We unequivocally have been able to establish that the CERTIFICATE presented to INEC by Tinubu in comparison with the Certified True Copies of Certificates (highly didacted, i.e., deliberately obscured to protect privacy) issued by CSU is clearly a FAKE. See Reasons:

I. Tinubu’s Certificate has a triangle at the bottom while the ones issued by CSU to H.E, Atiku Abubakar do not have? They have two hands locked together inside an encircled mast.

II. The names of the two signatories who signed the original certificates and Tinubu’s Certificate are completely different*

III. The wordings on Tinubu’s Certificate reads“…Bachelor of Science Business And Administration With Honors…” BUT the CSU original copies say, “Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.” The word “in” appears in all original copies of the CSU Certificates, EXCEPT the one submitted by Tinubu to INEC.

IV. The certificates are all numbered at the bottom right with “…CSU 00…” but the one submitted by Tinubu to INEC does not have it.

V. At baseline of the certificates is written a total number of the Certificate booklets (32) with the number of certificates issued. “CSU 0004 4/32.”

VI. Conventionally, certificates don’t carry abbreviation of name. Candidates names are written in full like Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Only the Tinubu CSU Certificate carries an Abbreviation to say: Bola A. Tinubu, which is a misnomer.

VII. From the CSU Papers released. Document 0026 indicates that candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu had referrals in entry level English, Mathematics and Reading as at 7th June 1979 when the CSU drew the candidate’s attention to it, and required her/him to go and remedy these subjects. The candidate also had 105 credit hours less than 120 credit hours required to graduate from CSU as at 7th June 1979.

The graduation of the 1979 set occured on 22nd June 1979. There is no further evidence on the CSU records that candidate Bola A. Tinubu remedied these entry level deficiencies and credit hours in the two weeks in between the date 7th June 1979 and 22nd June 1979 to have graduated in 1979.

VIII. This Explains why Caleb Westberg the CSU Registrar denied any knowledge of the CSU issuing candidate Bola A.Tinubu the certificate presented to INEC because the CSU did not issue the candidate with any certificate in 1979 and the candidate never applied for any replacement certificate. Bola A . Tinubu simply printed a third party vendor certificate. An act, which is a forgery, unfortunately, Caleb Westberg described it as a Nigerian thing in his depositions in court.

5. LEGAL IMPLICATION

CHAPTER VI, PART 1, SECTION 137(1)(J) CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended) Says: (1) A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if -…

(j) he has presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

6. From the established facts as revealed by the CSU papers, it reinforces the already well known fact in the public domain that the Bola Tinubu CSU Certificate is a forgery of the Original. There is therefore no gain saying, that Tinubu is in breach of Section 137(1)(j) CFRN, 1999 (As Amended).

It is important to understand that the essence of H.E, Atiku Abubakar’s USA court subpoena, was not to establish if Tinubu attended the CSU perse; but to establish by valid legal authentication, if indeed, CSU is the author and issuer of the Tinubu CSU Certificate.

Note that: one can attend an institution but still fake its certificate. Attendance is not in dispute nor a constitutional requirement.

The wordings of the constitution are very clear and unambiguous. It says, ” … he has presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission”. This is different from, he has not attended an institution of learning to obtain a certificate.

This was the issue at stake before the PEPT and is the issue at stake on appeal to the Supreme Court.

The CSU papers were required mainly to confirm the certificate presented by Tinubu to INEC. A fact the institution has cleverly excused itself from by saying, it cannot locate Tinubu’s certificate within its archives, hence it is a FAKE.

With these empirical pieces of evidence, it is outrageously presumptuous for any BBC INVESTIGATION REPORT to suggest the CSU papers cleared BOLA AHMED TINUBU of any certificate forgery.

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Masterminds of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack, Greenfield University Kidnappings Nabbed

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3 days ago

May 3, 2024

Eric

The Nigeria Police on Thursday, announced the arrest of the alleged mastermind of the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna where some passengers were killed while scores were abducted in March 2022.

The mastermind was identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi.

Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in Kaduna on Thursday, also disclosed that the suspect had also participated in the abduction of students from Greenfield University in 2021.

Adejobi also added that 48 AK-47 rifles were seized during Mandi’s arrest and efforts were underway to identify his sponsor and supplier of weapons.

He said, “On 12th January 2024, police operatives attached to an anti-kidnapping unit of Kaduna State Criminal Investigation Department, based on credible information swooped in and arrested one Ibrahim Abdullahi aka MANDE at Abuja-Kaduna Road flyover by Rido Junction.

“The suspect confessed to being the leader of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing the Kaduna-Abuja highway, ranked among other criminals like Dogo Gide and Bello Turji.

“He had participated in various kidnapping incidents including the kidnapping incident at Green Field University and he partook in almost all the kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.”

Meanwhile, the police spokesman also said that no fewer than 81-armed robbers, 40 kidnapers, 73 murder/homicide suspects, 36 rape suspects, 22 suspects involved in cult-related crimes, and 28 suspects engaged in other criminal activities between January to date with particular focus on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

According to him, the strategic initiative being implemented by the force along the Abuja-Kaduna highway was responsible for current success stories so far recorded.

Similarly, he added that operatives have successfully recovered 16 firearms of various types along with 226 ammunition of diverse calibres.

“Additionally, our operations have led to the retrieval of 28 stolen vehicles, over 200 harmful weapons, and 600 bags of fertilizers.

“A total of three million, three hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N3,350,000) only, previously paid as ransom to kidnappers, has been successfully recovered, while our swift and coordinated efforts have resulted in the safe rescue of 158 kidnapped victims, all of whom have been reunited with their families unharmed. These achievements include.”

The police spokesman further said that the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of IGP Kayode Egbetokun, remains steadfast in its resolve to uphold the rule of law, ensure the safety and security of all citizens as well as combat criminal activities in the country.

Some bloodthirsty terrorists had attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March 28 and abducted some passengers.

A day after the attack, another passenger who suffered from a gunshot wound died, making it nine, the total number of those killed in that attack.

From the manifest received by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, 398 passengers bought tickets but 362 were validated as having bought tickets.

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Osun Taskforce on Petrol Scarcity Raids Filling Stations, Forces Stations to Dispence Products

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3 days ago

May 2, 2024

Eric

The Special Taskforce set up by Osun State Government to monitor the Petroleum Scarcity has raided filling stations in Osogbo Federal Constituency.

The Taskforce which has the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye as the chairman went round filling stations in Osogbo, Ifón, Ilobu today to ensure that marketers do not hoard the products while people suffer for petrol scarcity.

The Taskforce team which comprises of Commissioner for Government House and Protocol, Honourable Soji Ajeigbe, Commissioner for Youths, Hon. Moshood Olagunju has two Special Advisers to the Governor, Hon. Babatunde Badmus and Alhaji Nurudeen Emiloju Among others.

At Muhy International Investment filling station at Ayekale, the committee ordered the manager to start dispensing as it was discovered to be hording about 800 litres in it’s PMS tank.

Addressing the petrol marketers and members of the public waiting to buy Petrol products, Hon. Soji Ajeigbe appreciated the managers of the filling stations that were seen dispensing the products.

According to him, the Taskforce was not out to shut down or witch-hunt any petroleum marketer but to ensure that any station found hoarding the product start dispensing the products immediately to the members of the public.

The team also took time to address members of the public on the need be orderly and law abiding assuring that the state government is doing everything possible to facilitate more allocation of PMS to the state from the depots in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Members of the public who were happy at the activities of the Taskforce were full of appreciation to the state government for being responsive to the public cries.

It was carnival-like from Agunbelewo where okada riders started following the taskforce from one filling station to another as those who were not selling before started dispensing the products ahead of the taskforce ‘s visit to their stations

The Taskforce inspected PMS tanks of the stations that were not dispensing the products to ascertain that they were not hording the product.

Parts of the stations visited include Major and Independent marketers as well as NNPC retail stations in Osogbo, Olorunda, Irepodun and Orolu local Governments.

Members of the Taskforce include Honourable Niyi Olaniyan, S A policy Coordination, and security agents.

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NLC Rejects FG’s 35% Salary Increase, Demands N615,000 Living Wage

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4 days ago

May 1, 2024

Eric

The National President of the National Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has described the federal government increase of civil servants by 35% as mischievous, insisting that the minimum wage should not be below N615,000

Ajaero who made this statement in an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, said the federal government should pay workers a “living wage.”

According to the union boss, a living wage is such that at least keep the workers alive for the month, without resorting to borrowing and malnutrition.

Ajaero said the President promised to pay a living wage, and it was legislated upon by the National Assembly.

However, he said the government is yet to reconvene a meeting with the organized labour after they submitted a report of N615,000 to the government as the amount for living wage.

“The announcement now appears mischievous because there is no wage increase that government is announcing. For them to announce it now, it is an issue that we are worried about at the NLC and even at the TUC.

“And the last minimum wage of N30,000 expired on the 18th of April. By now, we assume today on the regime of a new minimum wage.

“Discussions were supposed to be concluded. The national assembly legislated on it before now. The discussion entered voicemail because the federal government refused to reconvene the meeting that was adjourned.

We had public hearing in the six geopolitical zones and we came back to collate the submission. And the committee asked NLC and TUC to do their submission which they did and came up to about N615,000.

“The moment they got that up till this moment, no meeting has taken place.

“Living wage is such a wage that will at least keep you alive. That should be N615,000.”

Speaking further, Ajaero further broke down the proposed living wage to the federal government.

He said this wage will cover things such as utility bill payment, transportation, feeding, hospital, electricity and education, among others.

“We are asking for accommodation of N40,000. We are asking for electricity for N20,000. We look at utility that is about N10,000 and kerosene and gas which is about N25,000 and N30,000.

“We look at food for N9,000 for the family of six, in a day. For thirty days, that’s about N270,000. We look at medical for N50,000 and education N50,000, and sanitization for N10,000.

“Because of subsidy removal and the fact that workers stay in fringes, that amounted to N110,000. That brought the whole thing to N615,000. And I want anybody to subject this to further investigation and find out if there will be any savings after these payments”, Ajaero added.

On Tuesday, the Federal Government approved an increase in salaries across various salary structures in a move aimed at boosting the welfare of civil servants.

The Increase, ranging between 25% and 35% will apply to personnel on the six remaining Consolidated Salary Structures.

These salary structures include the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS), and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).

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