Obi To Tinubu: Save Nigeria And Nigerians, Disclose Your True Identity

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The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to as a matter of necessity save Nigeria and Nigerians from further ridicule over his identity.

Mr. Obi said that Tinubu needed to personally give a clarification about his true identity in order to clear doubts concerning himself, his education and his career.

The former governor of Anambra State, who stated these at a press conference in Abuja, noted that issues from the Chicago court deposition and allegations of forgery have now worsened the fate of many Nigerians and Nigeria as a country in the global community.

He therefore tasked Tinubu to come out personally and clear doubts as against assigning the duty to surrogates or spokespersons.

Obi while answering questions from journalists at the press conference, said that for instance, two former Central Bank Governors, namely Professor Charles Soludo and Mr Godwin Emefiele were among others as his classmates.

The LP presidential candidate therefore challenged Tinubu to do likewise and save Nigeria and Nigerians from the ridicule he had been thrown out about his identity, stressing that the issue had further worsened Nigeria’s less than glorious image internationally.

In the words of Obi; “Uninformed outsiders now see every Nigerian as a fraudster, certificate forger or identity thief. The controversy is unnecessary just as the implicit global embarrassment could have been avoided.

“In my opinion, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu should have saved the nation and himself this protracted embarrassment and undue anxiety. Even in this late in the day, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu still owes the nation and the world a simple obligation only he can discharge.

“I therefore respectfully and humbly call on him to as a matter of urgent necessity, personally mount the rostrum of his present high office to perform a simple task of once and for all times, he should reintroduce himself to the nation he governs and to the world for the avoidance of further doubts,” he said.

Obi further said that Tinubu should let the world know his name, his nationality, his place of birth, his parentage, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates as well as the actual universities he attended and the certificates he obtained.

He also urged the President to indicate clearly where and when he did his National Youth Service in addition if at any time, he had a change of name and should state clearly the circumstances that led to it, adding that; “That itself is no crime”.

According to Peter Obi; “This is a simple task that will take only few minutes. It requires no affidavit, spokespersons or surrogates.

“The task is one that only Bola Ahmed Tinubu himself through a direct personal statement can perform. He must perform this task urgently in order to lay to rest the many lingering doubts and speculations about his true identity”.

Find below the full text of Mr. Peter Obi’s press conference

Having followed the prolonged identity crisis that recently played out in the American Court System and the controversy surrounding the authenticity of the Chicago State University credentials of Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I must confess that I am distressed as a Nigerian

In addition to the barrage of media frenzy that the matter has triggered at home and abroad, I have had the unwholesome burden of responding to embarrassing questions about Nigeria’s overall credibility as a nation to privileged audiences & individuals both at home and abroad in different parts of the world where I have traveled lately.

To outsiders, the entire CSU matter as well as Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s many lingering identity question marks has further worsened Nigeria’s less-than-glorious image internationally. Uninformed outsiders now see every other Nigerian as a potential fraudster, certain forger, or identity thief. The controversy is unnecessary just as the implicit global embarrassment could have been avoided

In my opinion, Chief Bola Tinubu should have saved the nation and himself from this protracted embarrassment & undue anxiety. Even this late in the day, however, he still owes the nation and the world a simple debt of obligation that only he can discharge. I call on him to immediately & personally mount the rostrum of his present high office to perform a simple task once and for all time. He should re-introduce himself to the nation he governs and to the world for the avoidance of further doubt. He should let the world know his name, nationality his place of birth, his parentage, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates as well as the actual universities he attended and certificates obtained. He should indicate clearly where & when he did his National Youth Service. In addition, if at any time he has had a change of name, he should clearly state so and the circumstances. That, in itself, is no crime. This simple task should take no more than a few minutes. It requires no affidavits, prolonged court processes, spokespersons, agents, or surrogates. This task is one that only Chief Bola Tinubu himself through a direct personal statement can perform. He must perform this task urgently in order to lay to rest, once and for the last time, the many lingering doubts & valid speculations about his true identity

A leader can’t outsource a clear unambiguous personal statement about his identity to political surrogates, social spokespersons, lawyers, or any other persons no matter how highly placed. A matter of the personal identity of a leader is too sensitive and central to the functions of the office he currently occupies to be tried with, outsourced, or disguised under the cloak of officialdom. It is also about integrity, morality, values & the rule of law that denies the character of the Nation and its people. In his present capacity as a leader of a nation of over 200M Nigerians, his true identity is a matter of grave national and international interest

The people deserve to know for a certainty the true identity of their leader and this overrides whatever rights he may have to personal privacy. In addition, the international community deserves to know the true identity of the person with whom they will engage in Nigeria. Having stood for an election to the elevated public office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Bola Tinubu has implicitly undertaken to cede the rights of a private citizen in favour of a life of open disclosure of his true identity, and other circumstances that may be of public interest. His personal integrity demands no less. The legitimacy of the office he currently occupies demands that much and even more. Respect for the integrity & esteem of the Nigerian nation within the community of nations makes it even more incumbent & compulsory

It’s time to do the right thing

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria

 

 

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