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A former Chicago State University lecturer, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, has revealed that he provided information on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records to people who approached him during a search linked to late Lagos politician Funsho Williams.
Pearse disclosed this during an interview on News Central TV, where he discussed his teaching experience at the American university and repeated his claim that Tinubu never attended the institution.
According to the former lecturer, people seeking information about Tinubu’s academic record were directed to him because of his position at the university.
He said the incident happened around 1999, when Williams was reportedly looking into Tinubu’s educational background.
“I can tell you now that when Funsho Williams was looking for information on Tinubu’s record, I think it was 1999, it was to me that they sent people to come and collect the information,” Pearse said.
He added that he had access to the information and eventually handed it over to those who came to collect it.
“I had the information. All the trouble that Atiku was going around looking for information, I had it there. I gave it to them,” he said.
Pearse, who taught at Chicago State University from 1985 to 1990, also said he was the director of the programme Tinubu claimed to have attended.
He maintained that the President never studied at the institution, describing him as someone without integrity.
“But the fact of the matter is, I know that he never attended Chicago State University, and he knows that I know,” Pearse said.
His comments come amid renewed scrutiny of Tinubu’s educational background ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Chicago State University had previously confirmed that Tinubu attended the institution between 1977 and 1979 and obtained a degree in Business Administration. Pearse’s teaching period began after the period of attendance confirmed by the university.
