Chicago court rejects Atiku's request for Tinubu's records

<p>Atiku had asked the court to compel the Chicago State University to make available Tinubu's academic records.</p>, <span>Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu.</span>, <h2>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has lost his bid to compel the Chicago State University (CSU) to provide him with academic records of President Bola Tinubu.</h2>, <p>Atiku had recently filed a lawsuit at the Chicago Circuit Court, seeking to subpoena the university.</p>, <p>This followed the controversy that trailed Tinubu's academic records during the campaigns when he stated that he had a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with honours.</p>, <p>Some persons questioned whether the President truly attended the university, and even the statement of Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, affirming Tinubu’s comment, couldn't convince the doubters.</p>, <h2>Judge dismisses Atiku's case</h2>, <p>However, the Circuit Court papers dated July 31, 2023, showed that Judge Patrick J. Heneghan had dismissed Atiku's case without prejudice.</p>, <p>Ruling on the matter, the judge held that the “petitioner’s subpoena, in this case, is withdrawn and thus Chicago State University will not be deposed pursuant to the subpoena in this case.”</p>, <p>Justice Heneghan stressed that the case, which had Atiku as the petitioner and CSU as the respondent, was dismissed without prejudice and resolved all matters pending before the court.</p>, <h2>Tinubu well known in Chicago</h2>, <p>This development comes just as a top-rated business litigation attorney in Chicago, Victor Henderson, said citizens in the State of Illinois have known Tinubu for decades as a distinguished graduate of Chicago State University and a well-respected international figure in the US.</p>, <p>He disclosed this in a statement dated August 2, 2023, saying, “Despite Tinubu’s prominence, Atiku Abubakar