The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has lashed out at the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his statement on the academic records of President Bola Tinubu, saying the latter does not need a re-introduction.

Obi had, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, October 11, said Tinubu should save the nation’s integrity by making full disclosure about his Chicago State University certificate, his identity, parentage, and educational records.

He added that the president should let the world know his name, his place of birth, his parentage, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates as well as the actual universities he attended and certificates obtained.

Reacting, the APC, in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said Obi joined the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to reinvigorate the “campaign of calumny” against President Tinubu over his certificate.

Morka stated: “Mr. Obi must know that President Tinubu does not need a re-introduction. He does not have any identity problem, except the one contrived by the Atikus and Peters of our political firmament.

“The 8.9 million Nigerians who voted him into office were, and remain, aware of his outstanding record and accomplishments as a defender of democracy, freedom, social and economic justice for over three decades. Nigerians know President Tinubu as a thoroughbred professional and former auditor and treasurer of Mobil Nigeria, now ExxonMobil.

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“Nigerians know the President as a former Senator of the Federal Republic where he served as Chairman of the influential Finance and Appropriations Committee.

“They know him as a former Governor of Lagos State who designed and paved the pathway to the growth and prosperity of present-day Lagos, the 5th largest economy in Africa.

“Nigerians know who they voted for as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They voted for him with full faith and confidence that his track record and wide competencies would help in the re-engineering of our country’s economy for the good of the greatest number of Nigerians.

“In marked contrast, Nigerians have flatly and serially rejected Atiku Abubakar and denied Peter Obi’s presidential bid in the last election.

“Beyond regaling Nigerians with false and embarrassing statistics for which he has gained notoriety, Peter Obi cannot be said to be known for any outstanding performance as governor of Anambra State for eight years with no worthy legacy standing to his name.”

The APC spokesman further stressed that the management of Chicago State University has since cleared the air about the controversy surrounding Tinubu’s credentials, noting that the “facts are clear and settled except for those political jaundiced by the trauma of electoral defeat”.

He added: “We condemn the sordid and disgraceful attempt by Obi, Atiku, and their cheerleaders to use the mainstream and social media to intimidate the judiciary, incite the public to violence, disparage Justices of the Appeal and Supreme Court, and we urge all well-meaning Nigerians to condemn this anti-democratic and irresponsible conduct of both political naggers.

“For the records, our team of lawyers stand advised to explore all available judicial mechanisms towards bringing Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar to justice for their ceaseless contemptuous conduct.”

The Star