A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kalu Kalu, on Thursday insisted that President Bola Tinubu has been submitting forged certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, since 1999.

Kalu disclosed that Tinubu submitted forged certificates to INEC in 1999, 2023, and now.

He spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while reacting to the controversy over Tinubu’s missing certificates on INEC’s forms.

Tinubu had failed to submit his primary and secondary school certificates to INEC.

However, Kalu insisted that Tinubu’s documents are forged and fake.

According to Kalu: “The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria says no person shall be qualified to contest for the office of the president if that person has presented a forged certificate to INEC, that is the law.

“Today, Tinubu has submitted forged certificates and I would list them now.

“The substance of this issue is did Tinubu in 1999 submit forged certificates to INEC? The answer is yes, did Tinubu submit forged certificates to INEC in the 2023 election? The answer is yes.

“I’m saying it here on national television for the whole world to know that Tinubu in 1999 deposed that he attended Saint Paul’s Primary School in Ibadan which is false, let Tinubu, his handlers, and Ogala come out and say that it’s not false.”

The Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarenwaju, on Thursday insisted that President Bola Tinubu is the man behind the masquerade troubling Osun State.

Olarenwaju, however, noted that Adeleke is not bold enough to identify Tinubu as the troubler of the state.

His comment comes amid the controversy between the Osun State government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over frozen bank accounts.

EFCC had claimed that it’s action was not targeted at anybody, stressing that some of the bank accounts were frozen to avoid the diversion of funds.

However, Olarenwaju posted on X: “Tinubu is the man behind the masquerade troubling Osun State and if Gov. Adeleke is not bold enough to name him, he should avoid any public genuflection or kowtowing to him until elections are done and the will of the peoples of Osun prevails against APC next Saturday.

“Public proof that EFCC continues to act at the discretion and direction of Bola Tinubu, and may in future be used at will against opposition leaders.

“This is consistent with Tinubu’s “all is fair in politics” assertion, but inconsistent with democratic norms.”

Vice-presidential candidate of the ADC Rotimi Amaechi has called on opposition parties to work together ahead of the 2027 general election, saying unity is the only way to defeat the ruling APC.

Amaechi made the appeal while receiving a faction of the PDP led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, who paid him a condolence visit following the death of his mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Amaechi.

He urged opposition leaders to set aside their differences and form a common front, warning that division would make it easier for the APC to remain in power.

According to him, opposition parties should continue working together as the election approaches and put the interests of Nigerians above personal political ambitions.

He stressed that a divided opposition would struggle to challenge the APC at the polls.

Amaechi also spoke about the role his late mother played in his life, describing her dedication and sacrifices as key to his upbringing.

Speaking during the visit, Turaki expressed sympathy to Amaechi and his family over the loss.

“Nothing prepares anybody for the loss of a parent, especially a mother. So, we can only imagine the deep loss and grief that you and your family are going through,” he said.

He also recalled Amaechi’s years in the PDP, adding, “As a party on whose platform you served the good people of Rivers State as Speaker and later as governor, we share in your grief and encourage you to be strong, knowing the certainty of death and its role as a window to immortality.”