A brief timeline showing the legal battle between presidential candidates Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar over alleged certificate forgery.
March 1: Tinubu wins the 2023 presidential election.
April 11: Atiku files a petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, challenging Tinubu’s victory
May 21: Atiku tells the court that 100 witnesses need 3 weeks to prove the 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 the 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.
