I am Tinubu and Tinubu proper – Bola Tinubu declares at Chatham House, dares critics to request DNA test

Anthony Iwuoma

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  has insisted that he is a scion of the Tinubu family of Lagos and dared those in doubt of his background to request for a DNA test to authenticate his claims.

Tinubu on Monday appeared at Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom, and spoke on the topic: ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Security & Economic Development and Its Foreign Policy Imperatives.’

A statement by his campaign team said Tinubu spoke on a number of relevant issues including his controversial background.

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Clearing the the cloud around his his early years, the former Lagos governor described the question as “inquisitive but at the time of birth, I was dated 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.

“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.

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“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.”

Tinubu boasted of his “outstanding” professional records, which he said none of rivals could match.

“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?”