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Timeline of Bola Tinubu's certificate saga with Atiku Abubakar
Atiku asks Supreme Court for leave to file fresh evidence against Tinubu [Twitter:@SolaPage]
A brief timeline detailing the legal battle between presidential candidates Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar over alleged certificate forgery
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A brief timeline showing the legal battle between presidential candidates Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar over alleged certificate forgery.
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- March 1: Tinubu wins 2023 presidential election.
- April 11: Atiku files a petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, challenging Tinubu's victory
- May 21: Atiku tells court 100 witnesses need 3 weeks to prove case against Tinubu
- June 23: Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleges that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), forged his academic credentials.
- August 21 : Atiku files a motion at a US court, requesting it to compel CSU to release Tinubu's academic records.
- September 06: The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal dismisses Atiku's petition, ruling that Tinubu won elections.
- September 10: Atiku appeals the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal at the Supreme Court.
- September 20: The US court grants Atiku's motion and orders CSU to release Tinubu's academic records.
- October 03: CSU releases Tinubu's academic records to Atiku.
- October 15: Tinubu fights back. Alleges false name on Atiku's WAEC certificate.
The Supreme Court is yet to hear Atiku's appeal, and the case is still ongoing.
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