Certificate: Allow Tinubu breathe, Igbo leader tells opposition

Amidst the ongoing controversy regarding President Bola Tinubu’s academic credentials, Sir Jude Idimogu, Deputy Apex leader of Ndigbo in Lagos APC, has appealed to opposition parties to allow the President to concentrate on governing in the best interest of the nation.

Idimogu emphasized the need for unity after the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal verdict and urged politicians to avoid actions that could tarnish Nigeria’s image.

Speaking in an interview, Idimogu addressed the allegations raised by PDP’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, regarding President Tinubu’s academic records.

He assured Nigerians that Tinubu did not forge any certificates and submitted genuine documents to INEC. Idimogu urged the public not to be deceived by misinformation and to support the President for the nation’s greater good.

“All I want to tell good Nigerians is to understand that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not and will never forge any certificate, and whatever he submitted to INEC is clean and true.

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“We want to appeal to Nigerians to calm down and not allow themselves to be deceived by those dragging Nigeria’s name in the mud.

“We want the opposition to allow our President, whom God gave us, to breathe. Please allow him to breathe for the sake of the masses,” Idimogu said.

Stating that the Chicago State University never said that the certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC was fake or forged, the lawmaker said that narratives by the PDP were an embarrassment to the nation. He added,” They (the opposition) should desist from trying to tarnish the image of Nigeria and that of President Bola Tinubu.”

He says Tinubu is a God-sent President to Nigeria and the best the nation can ever have.

He said that the only thing Nigerians should do was give the President total and maximum support to lead the nation out of her challenges.

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“There is nothing anyone can do right now because God has ordained him to be President, and he emerged despite all visible hurdles.

“God has crowned him as President; we should stop all pettiness. “No matter what the detractors are doing, they cannot pull Tinubu down because God and Nigerians are behind him, and he is a man of grace.

“The opposition should note this and wait for another election period. “The matter of certificate is a pre-election matter and cannot make any opposition presidential candidate come through the back door,” Idimogu said.

The lawmaker described those behind Tinubu’s certificate issues as interlopers who would not achieve anything in their embarked journey.

“We know that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will overcome as always, and he has passed such hurdles several times,” he added.