BREAKING: What Atiku Told US Court Concerning Tinubu’s Objections On Release Of Academic Records

BREAKING: What Atiku Told US Court Concerning Tinubu’s Objections On Release Of Academic Records

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 poll, has petitioned the United States court for the Northern District of Illinois to counter President Bola Tinubu’s objections to the release of his academic records.

Atiku had obtained a court order for Chicago State University (CSU) to provide the president’s academic records to his legal team.

President Tinubu subsequently filed an appeal against the court’s directive to the CSU for the release of his academic records to Abubakar.

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Tinubu had contended that he should have been a party to the suit as it involves his personal information.

The President also argued, through his legal representatives, that Abubakar’s actions amounted to a “fishing expedition” since the deadline for the submission of fresh documents in Nigerian courts had passed.

In a recent application to the US court dated September 27, Abubakar, through his legal team comprised of Angela Liu, Andrew Levander, Alexandre de Gramont, and Tooba Hussain, argued that the documents he is seeking can still be utilized in election litigation in Nigeria.

Abubakar is also seeking the court’s intervention to overrule Tinubu’s objections in their entirety.

“The court should overrule the objections in their entirety,” the application stated.

“If the court overrules the objections, applicant respectfully requests that it enter an order requiring production of documents no later than October 2, 2023, and the deposition scheduled no later than October 3, to allow time for transcripts to be finalised.”

Abubakar stated, “The discovery obtained” should “be sent to Nigeria (which is six (6) hours ahead) by October 4 so that such evidence may, in turn, be filed with the Supreme Court by October 5, which is when applicant’s Nigerian counsel intend to submit any new evidence to the Supreme Court”.

He also contended that “the Supreme Court of Nigeria can consider new evidence in ‘exceptional circumstances’ under the Nigerian Electoral Act of 2022 and/or in its discretion.”

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