The Chicago State University (CSU) has confirmed to American news network, CBS, that President Bola Tinubu graduated from the institution in 1979 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Administration.
Controversy has been trailing Tinubu’s academic record while the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had filed a lawsuit in the United States court, asking it to compel CSU officials to turn over Tinubu’s academic documents.
But the CSU has informed CBS that it was confident in the veracity and integrity of its records regarding Tinubu’s completion of graduation requirements and degree certificate.
The CSU ,however, stated that it was restrained by the US federal law to provide any further information about Tinubu’s record, without consent or unless allowed to do so via court order.
The statement from the Chicago State University on Tinubu published by CBS on Thursday reads in part, “As an educational institution, we are sometimes asked to provide information related to student records.
“Federal law known as FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protects the privacy of student records and limits what an institution can release.
“In August 2023, a request was made in U.S. federal court for the university to provide information related to educational records concerning Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, and a former CSU student.
“The university has confirmed Tinubu attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree. Federal law, however, prevents us from providing any further information without consent or unless allowed to do so via court order.
“CSU is confident in the veracity and integrity of our records regarding Tinubu’s completion of graduation requirements and degree certificate.
“The university is not a party to the Nigerian legal proceedings that spurred this request, and a U.S. federal judge will determine whether the university will provide further requested information.
“Our response to the request for Tinubu’s academic records has been entirely consistent with our practices, policies, and federal law. We would respond in exactly the same manner for any request for any student information by a third party.”
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