The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged Vice President Kashim Shettima to explain alleged discrepancies in President Bola Tinubu’s educational records following remarks criticising Atiku’s educational background.
The controversy followed Shettima’s comments at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday, October 26, 2026, where he questioned Atiku’s qualifications to manage Nigeria’s economy and criticised his proposal for a targeted petrol subsidy.
In a response issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku’s camp accused Shettima of ridiculing the former vice president over his attendance at the Kano School of Hygiene instead of addressing the country’s economic challenges.
Shaibu questioned a reported entry in documents associated with Tinubu’s academic records from Chicago State University, which allegedly indicated that the president attended Government College Lagos in 1970, although the school was reportedly established in 1974.
He also raised questions about the name “Tinubu Bola Adekunle” appearing on an NYSC certificate submitted among the president’s electoral documents.
The ADC campaign official argued that questions surrounding Tinubu’s educational history should be addressed rather than using Atiku’s educational background as a subject of political criticism.
Atiku’s camp further defended his educational journey, maintaining that his attendance at the Kano School of Hygiene was nothing to be ashamed of and that his career should not be judged solely by his academic background.
The statement also challenged Shettima to provide figures to support his criticism of Atiku’s proposed subsidy arrangement, which the former vice president’s camp says would be targeted, capped and independently audited.
The latest exchange adds to the longstanding political dispute between supporters of Tinubu and Atiku, whose disagreements over the president’s academic records have previously featured in legal proceedings and public debate.
However, the allegations raised by Atiku’s camp do not, on their own, establish that Tinubu’s academic credentials were forged. The specific claims also require a response from the presidency or Shettima for a fuller account of the dispute.
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