The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has laughed at those who bothered themselves about his age, academic and work records, saying that they have succeeded in wasting their money and time
He insisted that his birth, academic and professional records are consistent, adding that his critics are only wasting their time and money.
The 70-year-old politician, who spoke during an appearance at Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom, said that his detractors can request a DNA test to validate that he is indeed a scion of the Tinubu family.
Asked to clear the air on some of the issues surrounding his formative years, Tinubu described the question as “inquisitive” but said that the time of birth was March 29, 1952.
“I’ve had a very good exposure in life, my record is consistent in the school, in the university, they (critics) are now convinced that they wasted their money and their time. The record is there, the transcript is there showing March 1952,” he said.
“I’m not claiming another father, I am Tinubu and Tinubu proper. If they want a DNA, they could as well request from us. One of them has even been accused of not being a Nigerian citizen, I didn’t touch that area.
“Equally, it remains the same, Deloitte, Chicago State University where I graduated from has attested to that. Now, I can announce that I have received my original replacement degree certificate from them.”
The APC presidential candidate said that none of his contenders can match his professional records which he described as “outstanding.
“Deloitte trained me as an accountant. Mobil Oil has attested to my record, outstanding record, I got to the pinnacle of my career in the private sector. Who among them can brag about that?”
Tinubu, who is former Lagos State Governor, was at the world-leading policy institute and think-tank alongside the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and his Jigawa State counterparty, Abubakar Badaru; former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; amongst others.
