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“In conclusion, Atiku will not receive a copy of any certificate from the US. He is only left with a copy of Tinubu’s academic records, including the admission letter and exam sheets, which I previously shared. There is no new information coming forth. Jamar Orr will orally state that he certified those documents and handed them over to Tinubu’s lawyer.”
*Abubakar Atiku in a pensive mood
PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Let me summarize the court judgment in Chicago! Firstly, the judge dismissed the arguments presented by Tinubu’s lawyer in the initial paragraphs of the judgment. Tinubu’s lawyers claimed that Atiku, who requested the certificate and other documents, should not have been entertained by the court because he was not the one who initially brought up the matter of the certificate. They argued that, according to US law, only an interested party can request such documents.
However, the lawyer’s argument failed, and the judge affirmed that Atiku is indeed an interested party due to the certificate and school documents being presented at the Tribunal in Nigeria. Consequently, the judge saw no reason to decline Atiku’s request.
Moving on to CSU’s initial stance, they expressed their readiness to provide Atiku with the documents he needed. However, they wanted the court to acknowledge that the same documents he was requesting were already tendered in the Nigerian court. CSU informed Atiku about the documents they possess and those they do not possess.
In Frame 1 and 2, there are four items Atiku requested, but three of them are not possible to be produced since the school does not keep copies of the original certificates of graduated students.
In Frame 3, the judgment from the court in Chicago supports CSU’s position. The judge’s ruling states that “Request Nos. 1 through 3” should be answered by CSU (If any), and they should produce any relevant documents within 48 hours of the memorandum opinion and order. The court also mentions that CSU does not retain diplomas issued to graduates, so they may not have the documents to produce in response to Requests 1, 2, and 3. In simpler terms, the judge explicitly tells Atiku that the requests numbered 1-3 are optional. If the school has the documents, they should provide them, but if not, the court cannot force the school to retrieve them that’s why the word (if any) was used.
Therefore, Atiku is left with only option 4, which refers to the documents already tendered in court as of July 6th, 2023. These documents include a certified true copy of Tinubu’s academic records, excluding the certificate. I previously released a portion of these documents, such as the admission letter and exam sheet. CSU is now expected to provide Atiku with the same documents that Olanipekun tendered at the Tribunal, I attached a copy of it again for people who haven’t seen it in Frame 4, check the top of the document you will see certified by Jamar Orr.
Furthermore, in Request No. 4, Atiku seeks communication between BAT representatives in Chicago and CSU before the certified documents were released to Tinubu’s representatives in the US. CSU informed the court that gathering such communication would require 7 days and incur expenses, and thus, the court agrees with CSU’s position and strikes it out as unnecessary.
Additionally, in Request No. 4, Atiku requests Jamar Orr, who certified the documents, to authenticate that he was the one who certified them and handed them over to Tinubu’s representative. CSU pleads with the court to allow Jamar to provide written authentication, but the judge opposes this request and demands an oral deposition from Jamar. To clarify, this means that Jamar Orr will confirm, in the presence of the court clerk and attorneys from all parties, that he certified the documents and handed them over to Tinubu’s lawyer for use in the Nigerian court.
In conclusion, Atiku will not receive a copy of any certificate from the US. He is only left with a copy of Tinubu’s academic records, including the admission letter and exam sheets, which I previously shared. There is no new information coming forth. Jamar Orr will orally state that he certified those documents and handed them over to Tinubu’s lawyer. This settlement holds no relevance to the case in Nigeria, making it a total waste of effort.
I am providing a Google drive link to the full judgment below:
drive.google.com/file/d/1it-kCe…
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