African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo says President Bola Tinubu is disqualified from contesting Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election because he did not provide his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Okonkwo argues that Nigeria’s education and eligibility rules for university entry should also be respected for presidential qualification, and he points to INEC’s recent release of credentials and other documents submitted by presidential candidates. According to Okonkwo, Tinubu submitted only his university certificate while his primary and secondary school records were absent from the documents made public by INEC. He also asserts that Tinubu’s educational claims should be assessed against the relevant legal requirements. The claim has triggered renewed public scrutiny of Tinubu’s educational background. Okonkwo further comments on the judicial process, accusing judges of disregarding the law and referencing broader concerns about judicial decisions, though he does not cite specific cases in the provided reports.
ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo says Tinubu is disqualified over missing school certificates
African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo says President Bola Tinubu is disqualified from contesting Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election because he did not provide his primary and s...
- Kenneth Okonkwo (ADC) says President Bola Tinubu is disqualified for the 2027 presidency.
- Okonkwo’s claim is based on Tinubu allegedly not submitting primary and secondary school certificates to INEC.
- Okonkwo says INEC released the credentials of presidential candidates and that Tinubu’s primary/secondary documents were not included.
- Okonkwo argues Nigerian rules for university entry requirements should apply to eligibility.
- Okonkwo links the issue to concerns about judicial interpretation, citing “judicial rascality” in general terms.
African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has asserted that President Bola Tinubu is disqualified from the presidency because he failed to submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Okonkwo argued that Tinubu must comply with Nigerian laws on university entry requirements. INEC recently released the credentials of all presidential candidates for the 2027 elections. Tinubu submitted only his university certificate; his primary and secondary school documents were absent. The omission has sparked widespread public concern and renewed scrutiny of his educational qualifications.In a post on X, Okonkwo stated: “Nigeria has its laws that should be respected. No Nigerian is qualified to go to a University without 5 credits at the O’ Level.“Tinubu purporting to be qualified for President by providing a foreign University certificate, which the University publicly declared did not emanate from it, without providing his secondary school certificate or its equivalent disqualifies him from being President.“The only reason our democracy is in peril is because of judicial rascality.“Despite all warnings by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the National Judicial Council (NJC), some judges have operated as an island on their own, interpreting the laws they made on the bench, bereft of the imprimatur of the legislature.“The judges have usurped the powers of the executive and the legislature from the bench with the instrumentality of perverse judgement.”
4 hours agoA chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s inability to provide his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disqualifies from being Nigeria’s president. Okonkwo charged Tinubu to respect the Nigerian law governing qualifications into universities. INEC had published credentials and other […] 2027: Not providing primary, secondary school certificates disqualified Tinubu – Kenneth Okonkwo
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