The Atiku Media Team has challenged President Bola Tinubu and his team to stop chasing shadows, spare Nigeria’s image further damage by coming clean on the myriad of controversies surrounding his “life of forgeries.”

A team of Atiku’s aides gave this challenge at a Press Conference, in Abuja, on Sunday.

Media Adviser to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Mazi Paul Ibe who was flanked by two of his colleagues during the briefing, noted that President Tinubu’s team appears fixated on an inconsequential alleged discrepancy in the day/ date an avidavit deposed to by Atiku to officially change his name over 50 years ago.

He said, “Since the discovery of documents with Chicago State University brought to the fore the litany of certificate forgeries and impersonation by President Bola A. Tinubu, there have been attempts by many of his media aides to create a parallel narrative about the public life of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

“It was obvious from the start of their journey into futility that what the media aides and supporters of Bola A. Tinubu were doing was a random bite of the public profile of Atiku Abubakar until they found an item they could chomp with their filthy teeth.

“It was amusing watching them running kiti-kata like a person wey drink water no wan drop cup – as we say in Naija parlance of a restless soul on a fruitless journey.

“So, eventually, they found that the affidavit that Atiku Abubakar deposed to in August 18, 1973, wherein he expressed his wishes to be publicly known as Atiku Abubakar was signed on a Saturday. And voila!

“The APC e-rats found what they have been looking for.

“For them, it isn’t important that the person called Bola A. Tinubu was discovered to be the name of a female, nor was it important that Bola A. Tinubu forged a certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission or that Bola A. Tinubu is the Guinea pig student of the Government College Lagos, who was used to test run the school four years before it was founded.

“All that mattered to them is to pick a hole in Atiku Abubakar’s public profile.

“Like the late Fela Anikulapo said: I be thief, you be robber! You are also a thief is not a defence to an accusation of theft.

“They thought they found someone else to share the inglorious stage of certificate forgery with.”

He further said, “So, it was found out that Atiku’s affidavit was signed on a Saturday, and they went into a frenzy; oiled as a diesel train.

“They remind us of the 1974 album by the legendary Elton John titled: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.

“They blare and burn all decency. They have found a mate in their naked state.

“Oh Lord! Atiku’s affidavit was signed on a Saturday! They screamed. The sound of it mesmerizes and intoxicates them. They get around oiled as a diesel train!

“But because we know the character of the man that we work for, we knew that their frenzy was all vain hallucinations.

“We conducted research into the registry of the Lagos State high courts in the same year, 1973, to see if it was really an absurdity to have court papers signed on a Saturday.

“The outcome of our findings showed clearly that there are court papers that were signed on Saturdays in the year 1973! Atiku Abubakar’s affidavit was not the only one signed on Saturday as the corn-men would want you to believe.

“Here and now, we shall show you slides of our findings. A practitioner of democracy, especially someone who sits on the chair of a president, must live above board.

“A president must mirror the moral rectitude of trust and transparency.

“To be called the president of a country is to be an approximation of the values that such a country stands for. Nigeria does not stand for forgeries and impersonation.

“It is, therefore, on this note that we, yet again, call on President Bola A. Tinubu to follow the example of Atiku Abubakar to clear the air about all doubts and kuru kere about his past.

“Since Lagos is his domain, we ask Bola A. Tinubu to boldly walk into Government College Lagos and make available to the world, just as we have done today, a copy of his 1970 certificate with which he sought admission into the Chicago State University.


“He may as well tell us, the business center inside Oluwole Market in Lagos, where he printed the forged Chicago State University certificate that he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“And if, assuming the president is afraid to come out clean, because we can only assume at this point, that Bola A. Tinubu has some skeletons in his closet. He should feel free to confide in us what those skeletons are.

“It is embarrassing enough that the FBI and other anti-crime agencies in the United States are poised to start releasing information on our president any moment from now.

“It is more embarrassing that President Bola A. Tinubu will fight tooth and nail to block those discoveries about his past, saying such will cause him irreparable damage. Bola A. Tinubu needs to be reminded that what the FBI and other US security agencies are set to do by releasing the #FBITinubuFiles will undoubtedly cause Nigeria irreparable damage!

“Nigeria is a country of laws, and no one single man or woman, no matter how highly placed, is bigger than our laws.

“We hope that this discovery into Atiku’s Saturday affidavit by his own media team will rest this issue and provide the opportunity for Bola A. Tinubu’s team to come clean with its decades of forgeries and lies. Nigerians are waiting for them to put an end to this kindergarten Tom and Jerry that has done nothing but brought embarrassment and humiliation to our country and its people.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/certificate-saga-stop-chasing-shadows-address-issues-atiku-charges-tinubu/amp/

Nlfpmod

PDP a whole former biggest party in Africa, is now party of confused losers

APC was really careless and reckless actually.

Meet us at the Supreme Court. That is even if we allow Supreme Court to sit, because we can just tell all the judges to excuse themselves. What then shall you do?

APCNig:
Meet us at the Supreme Court. That is even if we allow Supreme Court to sit, because we can just tell all the judges to excuse themselves. What then shall you do?

Oshey… CJN

Bola is running helta secetar 😂 while his nairaland zombies are defending him like the man is not going through shege

Nigeria is finished

This drugpig have suffered

I'm glad that Jagaban is taking charge and addressing the issues of our nation. He is a leader we can trust to do the right thing!

I think it's great that City Boy is addressing the issues that Atiku is raising and that he is willing to take the necessary steps to put an end to the certificate saga.

I think Jagaban of Nigeria is doing a great job in addressing the issues of Nigeria and I am happy to see that he is taking the initiative to make the country a better place.

I think Asiwaju is doing a great job in addressing the issues and I'm sure he'll continue to do so.

So because Ayekotoo Akindele, Dino and some active twitter APC boys questioned Atiku's affidavit sworn on a Saturday for a name change from Siddiq to Atiku, Atiku's media aide, Phrank Shaibu and Paul Ibe decided to do a press conference to address social media attacks?

What does that say about Atiku's media team and how busy they are?

Why is Atiku campaigning heavily after losing election?

In that press conference, Paul Ibe and Phrank Shaibu called Tinubu a fraudster and forger. They should be arrested to provide proof, or they should be arrested for another reason and jailed. They are abusing freedom of speech and what they are doing cannot be tolerated in other countries. Their press conference was in bad taste, childish and provocative. It further confirms why Atiku was defeated: he had a retinue of hungry and poor advisors who were more desperate to fill their stomachs than advise him properly.

Also notice that the number of Atiku's aides attending the childish press conferences have reduced. Only Phrank Shaibu and Paul Ibe who have nothing else to do are still flogging a dead horse.

It is time for PDP to start easing off Atiku. Thanks to Atiku, PDP has suffered 3 heavy electoral defeats: 2015, 2019 and 2023. It is time to ask Atiku to hang his boots. It is time for him to support younger elements. He doesn't have to ruin the party due to selfishness. What I foresee is that PDP may split further and Atiku may be left with nothing to contest in 2027.

Atiku, YOU LOST THE ELECTIONS! GIVE UP!!

ican2020:
Nigeria is finished

You are finished.

OkCornel:
APC was really careless and reckless actually.

This Tinubu’s victory must have really pained Atiku seriously o? Kai.

emkz:


So because Ayekotoo Akindele, Dino and some active twitter APC boys questioned Atiku's affidavit sworn on a Saturday for a name change from Siddiq to Atiku, Atiku's media aide, Phrank Shaibu and Paul Ibe decided to do a press conference to address social media attacks?

What does that say about Atiku's media team and how busy they are?

Why is Atiku campaigning heavily after losing election?

In that press conference, Paul Ibe and Phrank Shaibu called Tinubu a fraudster and forger. They should be arrested to provide proof, or they should be arrested for another reason and jailed. They are abusing freedom of speech and what they are doing cannot be tolerated in other countries. Their press conference was in bad taste, childish and provocative. It further confirms why Atiku was defeated: he had a retinue of hungry and poor advisors who were more desperate to fill their stomachs than advise him properly.

Also notice that the number of Atiku's aides attending the childish press conferences have reduced. Only Phrank Shaibu and Paul Ibe who have nothing else to do are still flogging a dead horse.

It is time for PDP to start easing off Atiku. Thanks to Atiku, PDP has suffered 3 heavy electoral defeats: 2015, 2019 and 2023. It is time to ask Atiku to hang his boots. It is time for him to support younger elements. He doesn't have to ruin the party due to selfishness. What I foresee is that PDP may split further and Atiku may be left with nothing to contest in 2027.

Atiku, YOU LOST THE ELECTIONS! GIVE UP!

Excellent, a round of applause for Emkz 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 .

APCNig:
Meet us at the Supreme Court. That is even if we allow Supreme Court to sit, because we can just tell all the judges to excuse themselves. What then shall you do?

Bad Guy, make those oblivious Obidient Atikulators they deceive themselves?

emkz:


You are finished.

Liberate yourself from mental slavery lowlife

Last weeks United Nations Human Rights Council permanent membership election what did you country get as votes where Ghana and other smaller countries got over 176 votes

They rate you guys very low imagine getting only 3 votes what a global embarrassment

ican2020:

Liberate yourself from mental slavery lowlife

Says a human gonorrhea cum syphilis who says the most beautiful country in the world is finished?

I am glad you did not refute my assertion that you are finished because you are completely finished.

ican2020:

Liberate yourself from mental slavery lowlife

Last weeks United Nations Human Rights Council permanent membership election what did you country get as votes where Ghana and other smaller countries got over 176 votes

They rate you guys very low imagine getting only 3 votes what a global embarrassment

The opinion of other people or other countries will never make me look down on my country to say it is finished. I love my country and I will uphold it everywhere I go within and outside Nigeria.

I am a proud Nigerian and I will do my best for my country to get better. I will speak positive energy into my country. I will uplift my country in prayers.

It is not an accident that I was born in Nigeria and I must do better to make it better when I leave.

Burob:
This Tinubu’s victory must have really pained Atiku seriously o? Kai.

You don get the LAWMA contract wey Tinubu promise you?

Buhari is yesterday, today is Tinubu, your master strategist and first class accounting genius who single-handedly built Lagos and everything in it.

We want to see and experience his magic, NOW, not asinine excuses.

Lol.

70 = 74...

If you don't gerrit,...

yarimo:
PDP a whole former biggest party in Africa, is now party of confused losers

I know the "character" of my principal.
Seriously!!!! Politician and character are not supose in the same setence