2027: ADC chieftain petitions EU Commission over Tinubu’s alleged certificate forgery

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigerian lawyer, Barrister Kalu Kalu, has petitioned the European Commission in Brussels over allegations involving President Bola Tinubu’s academic credentials, a past $460,000 forfeiture linked to a United States narcotics case and alleged violations of Nigeria’s constitutional order.

Kalu submitted the petition on Friday, seeking international scrutiny of what he described as actions capable of undermining Nigeria’s constitutional democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to the lawyer, Tinubu failed to provide details of his primary and secondary education and allegedly submitted false academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He cited Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which sets out conditions for eligibility to contest the presidency, including provisions relating to the presentation of forged certificates.

Speaking in Brussels after submitting the petition, Kalu said:

“Good afternoon to the whole world. I am here at the European Commission to submit a petition to the European Union concerning the subversion of constitutional order in Nigeria, where President Bola Tinubu has suspended the constitutional order in Nigeria.

“He did this because of his forged academic credentials, where he submitted to INEC for the 2027 general elections, and he did not state the primary school and the secondary school he attended in flagrant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Fair Republic of Nigeria, particularly in Section 137.

“The Section says if you have presented a false certificate to INEC, you will not be qualified to run in the election.

“And he has submitted false documents, false certificates to INEC that made him not qualified to run for the 2027 general elections.

“Because they have captured all the power in Nigeria, he has imposed himself on Nigeria, thereby subverting the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Kalu said.

The petition also referenced a historic $460,000 forfeiture involving Tinubu in the United States, which Kalu linked to a past narcotics-related case.

Kalu said he decided to submit the petition directly to the European Commission to draw international attention to what he considers threats to Nigeria’s constitutional order and democratic stability.

The allegations contained in the petition have not been established by a court, and Tinubu has the opportunity to respond to the claims.