Chicago Varsity Ex-Lecturer Calls Tinubu Liar Over Attending School As They Never Met There
Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse (also known as Tokunbo Pearse), former Director of the University Without Walls programme at Chicago State University, has said during a News Central Breakfast Central broadcast that Bola Ahmed Tinubu never attended the institution.
Speaking on News Central’s Breakfast Central programme, Pearse, a Lagos People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, stated that he lectured at Chicago State University for five years and led the University Without Walls programme.
“Tinubu is a professional bonafide liar.
“I lectured at Chicago State University for five years, and during that period, in which he claimed he attended the institution. I was the Director of the very programme he claimed to have attended,” Pearse said.
Pearse warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, against teaming up with Tinubu to rig the 2027 elections, saying both of them could end up facing international criminal proceedings for electoral misconduct.
“We know he’s (Amupitan) going to do his best, but he better be careful. I have said it before. This thing may end up in international criminal courts,” he said.
He suggested that Tinubu and Amupitan could end up serving time in the same prison cell.
“Maybe Amupitan and Tinubu, both of them will die in the same cell. That’s a strong statement, too,” he added.
When challenged over the strength of his remarks, the former lecturer defended his position, arguing that Nigeria’s political situation required strong statements to confront what he described as criminal behaviour within the country’s institutions.
“I’m saying it, and I’ll tell you something. We are at a point in our politics where we have to use strong statements to tackle strong criminal behaviour from our institutions. So I say it with all confidence,” he said.
He also expressed concerns about the credibility of the electoral process, accusing Tinubu of being particularly skilled at manipulating elections.
He insisted that Nigerians had become dissatisfied with the country’s political and economic situation.
Pearse further criticised the administration over rising poverty, unemployment and insecurity, arguing that the government had failed to address the country’s major challenges.
