A Nigerian, Durojaiye Ogunsanya, on Wednesday doused the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu\u2019s academic records at the Chicago State University in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Ogunsanya , who appeared on TVC Television on Wednesday morning, said he was a classmate of Tinubu at the Chicago State University between 1978 and 1979.<\/p>\n
He said that they were in the same class and majored in accounting as well as graduated together in 1979.<\/p>\n
Tinubu\u2019s academic records in the United States had been a source of controversy among political parties since the start of the electioneering campaigns for the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n
Some interest groups had even written to the University about the veracity of Tinubu\u2019s claims to attending the school.<\/p>\n
Many still claimed Tinubu did not attend the university in spite of the university\u2019s attestation.<\/p>\n
Ogunsaya, however, said: \u201cWe were in the same department, class, and college.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe met in school at Chicago State University (CSU) and we were in the same department, college of accounting, business administration, with a major in accounting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe graduated together. He did attend the Chicago State University and he graduated in 1979 as I did.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to testify that he did attend the university and he was a good student.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople were being mischievous in the first place because he was a governor for eight years, he worked for Mobil for several years and you are contesting that he did not go to university. How is that possible?<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t imagine how that is possible. Sometimes, the president might have embellished, but that does not mean he did not attend university.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ogunsanya said Tinubu was elected as the president of the accounting student club at CSU between 1978\/1979 and he was often mocked for his \u201cdeep\u201d Nigerian accent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were members of the accounting club in the school. When the time for the election came, the president surprised me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a time he became the president of the club. Go and check it out. We were even laughing at him with his accent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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