Reno Omokri Defends Tinubu’s Chicago State University Certificate Amid Fresh Allegations

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s academic qualifications following fresh allegations questioning whether the Nigerian leader attended and graduated from Chicago State University in the United States.

Omokri, in a post on his official X account on Monday, maintained that Tinubu genuinely attended the institution and obtained his degree, dismissing claims that the president’s academic records were questionable.

The controversy resurfaced on Sunday after Dr Pearse Adetokumbo, who said he previously lectured at Chicago State University, alleged that he found no evidence that Tinubu graduated from the institution.

Speaking during an interview on News Central Television, Adetokumbo said he worked at the university between 1985 and 1990 but could not find records indicating that the Nigerian president was a student there.

He also accused Tinubu of using a false identity and alleged that the president was aware of the claims surrounding his academic credentials.

However, reacting to the allegations, Omokri said he had personally visited Chicago State University and verified Tinubu’s academic records.

“I went to @ChicagoState University and proved that President Tinubu was admitted, attended, and graduated from there,” he wrote.

The ambassador also challenged Nigerian journalists to conduct independent investigations rather than rely on allegations made during television interviews.

“I urge Nigerian journalists not to sit in studios peddling gossip, but to also go to Chicago, as I did, and verify,” he added.

The latest exchange has renewed public discussion about Tinubu’s educational history, with opposing claims emerging from the former lecturer and the presidential ally.

While Adetokumbo questioned the president’s attendance and graduation, Omokri insisted that his personal visit to the university confirmed the authenticity of Tinubu’s academic credentials.

The competing claims have yet to be independently resolved by the information contained in the statements cited in the report.