A Chicago court presided over by Judge Nancy L. Maldonado today, marking Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day, ordered Chicago State University to release all of Tinubu’s documents on Monday.
In the court’s Memorandum Opinion and Order, the court overruled Tinubu’s objections and adopted Judge Gilbert’s recommended decisions in full. The court granted the request of Atiku Abubakar to order Chicago State University to produce all privileged documents and records of Bola Tinubu.
In reaching this conclusion, the court emphasized that it expresses no view on the merits of Mr. Abubakar’s underlying claims regarding Tinubu, his graduation from CSU, or the validity of the Nigerian election.
In a statement issued by the court and obtained by Parallel Facts, the court document reads, “The court simply finds, on the narrow question before it, that Mr. Abubakar is entitled to the production of documents and testimony that he seeks from CSU”.
The statement reads further, “Respondent CSU is directed to produce all relevant and non-privileged documents in response to requests for production Nos. 1 through 4 (as narrowed by Judge Gilbert and adopted by the District in its opinion) in Mr. Abubakar’s subpoena by 12:00 pm CDT on Monday, October 2, 2022”.
Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu have engaged in legal fireworks in the United States over the authenticity of educational records Tinubu obtained from Chicago State University.