GBADAMOSI REKINDLES DEBATE OVER TINUBU’S ACADEMIC HISTORY

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By: Hammad Fasasi

The 2027 African Democratic Congress (ADC) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has questioned President Bola Tinubu’s educational background, alleging that the president did not attend two institutions associated with his academic history.

Gbadamosi made the allegations while expressing support for Dr Pearse Adetokunbo, whom he described as a man of integrity.

Adetokunbo, a former lecturer at Chicago State University, had accused Tinubu of falsely claiming to have attended the American institution, insisting that the Nigerian president was never a student there.

He also accused the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of misleading Nigerians by defending claims that Tinubu studied at the university.

In a statement, Gbadamosi said he knew Adetokunbo personally and was pleased that he had made his allegations public after previously discussing the matter with him privately.

The ADC chieftain also disputed claims about Tinubu’s alleged attendance at Government College Lagos, arguing that the president could not have graduated from the institution in 1970 because it was established in 1974.

“I also know, contrary to the information that Chicago State University claimed to have on their records, that Bola Tinubu, man or woman, did not graduate from Government College Lagos in 1970, because the school was not established until 1974,” he said.

Gbadamosi, who said he attended the school from 1978, claimed he witnessed the graduation of its first set of students in 1979.

“Tinubu was not there,” he added.

He further alleged that Tinubu did not attend Government College Ibadan, claiming that he had received information about the president’s educational history as far back as 1998.

Questioning the president’s approach to governance, Gbadamosi asked, “If his educational history is this opaque, why are you surprised at his buccaneering style of governance?”

He also criticised the Tinubu administration over its borrowing, alleging that loans secured by the government were being looted.

“Why are you surprised at the wholesale borrowing and looting of loans?” he queried.

Gbadamosi concluded by describing the country’s leadership as being in the hands of “brigands” and called for an end to what he termed brigandage in 2027.

“We are being ruled by brigands, but if Nigerians are to survive and prosper, that brigandage must end in 2027, no matter what!” he said.