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A former lecturer at Chicago State University, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, has accused the Minister of Education of lying about President Bola Tinubu’s educational records.
Pearse, who taught at the American university between 1985 and 1990, made the allegation during an interview on News Central TV, where he also questioned Tinubu’s claim of attending the institution.
The Lagos State chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party said he was familiar with the programme Tinubu claimed to have attended, insisting that the President never studied at the university.
When the interviewer reminded him that the Education Minister had confirmed Tinubu’s attendance, Pearse dismissed the statement.
“The Education Minister works for the President. The Education Minister is lying, just as the President himself is a bona fide professional liar,” he said.
Pearse further alleged that Tinubu had submitted the names of schools he never attended as part of his educational records.
“Look at the records he has been submitting to INEC. He never said he was homeschooled. He gave names of schools which he never attended. This man is a professional crook,” he added.
The former lecturer also claimed that he was the director of the programme Tinubu said he attended at Chicago State University.
“I was the director of the program in which Tinubu said he attended,” he said.
Pearse’s allegations come amid renewed political discussions ahead of the 2027 general elections and continuing scrutiny of Tinubu’s educational background.
However, his stated teaching period at the university was 1985 to 1990, while Chicago State University had previously confirmed that Tinubu attended the institution between 1977 and 1979 and obtained a degree in Business Administration.
