By Emeka Amaefula
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CAUTIONS PRESIDENT TINUBU AGAINST FILING FRIVILOUS STAY OF EXECUTION ON HIS ALLEGED CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY’S FORGED CERTIFICATE
Nigeria’s usurper president Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be facing hard times as United states District Court of state of Illinois Presided by Honourable Nancy L. Maldonaldo on Saturday 30th of September, 2023 warned the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against filing for surreptitious Stay of execution of her Order granting Atiku Abubakar right to obtain relevant academic records and other non -privileged documents from Chicago State University which Tinubu claimed awarded him University degree in 1979.
“The Court simply finds, on the narrow question before it, that Mr. Abubakar is entitled to the production of the documents and testimony that he seeks from (Chicago State University) CSU. Respondent CSU is directed to produce all relevant and Non-privileged documents in response to Requests for Production Nos. 1 through 4(as narrowed by Judge Gilbert and adopted by the District Court in its opinion) in Mr. Abubakar’s subpoena, by 12:00Pm(noon)CDT, on Monday. October 2, 2023. “
“Given the October 5,2023 Filing Deadline before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Court will not extend or modify these deadlines. Further, the court notes that at the recent emergency hearing, the possibility of a stay pending an appeal to the 7th Circuit Court of appeals was raised. The Court cautions President Tinubu that any request for a stay before this Court will be denied, as the Court finds any stay impracticable in the light of the fast approaching Supreme Court of Nigeria deadlines.
“President Tinubu is, of course, free to request a stay directly from the Seventh Circuit should he file any appeal. Judgement is entered in favour of Atiku Abubakar.”