By Kingston Magare 1.8.2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission Saturday published the credentials of the 2027 elections presidential aspirants and missing from the publication were the primary and secondary school certificates of incumbent President Bola Tinubu.
The documents, published by INEC on Saturday was in line with its revised timetable for the 2027 general election.
A review of Tinubu’s EC9 nomination form shows that the President listed only a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Business Administration obtained from Chicago State University in 1979 under the educational qualifications section.
The sections provided for his primary and secondary school qualifications were left blank.
However, Tinubu attached copies of his university degree certificate and National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate to his nomination papers.
In the form, the President stated that he was born on March 29, 1952, in Lagos and described his occupation as “Politician.”
He also declared that he worked at Mobil Nigeria Limited between 1983 and 1992 before serving as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.
Tinubu’s academic qualifications had long been a topic of discussion in 2023; African Democratic Congress presidential candidate file a lawsuit compelling the University of Chicago to authenticate Tinubu’s certificate. The institution confirmed that Tinubu indeed was a student but could not confirmed the physical certificate he presented to the INEC.
Tinubu...No primary and secondary school certificates to show.