Adetokumbo, who spoke during an interview on News Central TV, said he worked at the university between 1985 and 1990 and was the director of the programme Tinubu reportedly claimed to have attended.
He also accused the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of misleading Nigerians in his defence of Tinubu’s academic credentials. The former lecturer alleged that documents the President submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contained the names of schools he did not attend.
“I know that he didn’t even attend Chicago State University. The education minister works for the president. The education minister is lying,” Adetokumbo said.
He questioned the President’s educational background, including the identity and names of the primary and secondary schools he attended.
“Do you know his real name? That [Tinubu] is not his name. Do you know the school he attended? Primary school? No. Secondary school? No,” he stated.
Adetokumbo further alleged that records Tinubu had submitted to INEC during previous election campaigns contained details of schools he never attended.
“Look at the records he has been submitting to INEC since he’s been running. He never said he was homeschooled. He gave names for schools which he never attended. This man is a professional crook,” he alleged.
Explaining the basis of his claims, Adetokumbo reiterated that his former position at Chicago State University gave him direct knowledge of the programme in question.
“I used to be a lecturer at Chicago State University. For five years. I was the director of the programme that Tinubu said he attended at Chicago State University. I was at Chicago State University from 1985 to 1990,” he said.
He also claimed that he provided information concerning Tinubu’s academic records to individuals who approached him in 1999.
“I know that he never attended Chicago State University, and he knows that I know,” he added.
The former lecturer suggested that the controversy could have serious international legal implications, making a reference to the possibility of proceedings before international criminal courts.
“Maybe Amupitan and Tinubu, both of them, will [be] in the same cell,” he said.
On the 2027 general election, Adetokumbo expressed confidence that Tinubu would not secure re-election.
“There is no way he can win this election,” he declared.
He also criticised the administration’s performance, citing rising poverty, unemployment and insecurity as evidence of what he described as widespread policy failure.
“Poverty is on the rise. Unemployment is on the rise. Insecurity on the rise. Everything has failed because of this administration,” he said.
Adetokumbo’s remarks constitute allegations made during a television interview. The claims concerning Tinubu’s attendance at Chicago State University and the authenticity of his educational records were not independently established by the statements provided for this report. The Presidency and the Minister of Education were not quoted as responding to the latest allegations.
