By Our Correspondent
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Obi has criticized President Bola Tinubu for not addressing the sensitive issue of his true identity himself, insisting that Tinubu is the only one that can save himself the embarrassment.
At a press conference held on Wednesday, Obi wondered why the president is relying on surrogates to defend him on the issue.
Obi said: “Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu should have saved himself and Nigeria this embarrassment.
“The world now see Nigerians as a fraudster,certificate forger and identity thief because of what Bola Ahmed Tinubu did at Chicago State University.
“He should introduce himself to the nation he governs, and to the world for avoidance of further doubt.
“He should let the world know his name, his nationality, his place of birth, his current age, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates, as well as the actual universities he attended and certificates he obtained.
“He should indicate clearly when and where he did his national youth service. In addition, if he had a change of name, he should state so clearly the time and circumstances.
“This is a simple task that will only take a few minutes. It requires no affidavit, prolonged talk process, spokespersons, agents or surrogates.
“The task is only Chief Bola Tinubu himself through a direct personal statement can perform. He must perform this task urgently. He has to lay to rest many lingering doubts and speculations about his true identity.”
Peter Obi’s press conference came six days after the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar held a similar conference to release details of his findings at the Chicago State University in the United States of America to drive home his allegation of forgery against Tinubu.
One of the allegations was that Tinubu submitted a forged document to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the 2023 general elections.
