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African Democratic Congress chieftain and lawyer Kalu Kalu formally lodged a petition at the European Union Commission against President Bola Tinubu, accusing the Nigerian leader of certificate forgery and undermining the nation’s constitutional framework.
During his submission in Brussels on Friday, Kalu asserted that Tinubu bypassed mandatory requirements by presenting falsified academic records to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the upcoming 2027 general elections.
The lawyer maintained that the President omitted his elementary and secondary educational history, an omission he argued breaches Section 137 of the amended 1999 Constitution.
“Good afternoon to the whole world. I am here at the European Commission to submit a petition to the European Union concerning the subversion of constitutional order in Nigeria, where President Bola Tinubu has suspended the constitutional order in Nigeria,” Kalu stated.
Expanding on his claims, he added, “He did this because of his forged academic credentials, where he submitted to INEC for the 2027 general elections, and he did not state the primary school and the secondary school he attended in flagrant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Fair Republic of Nigeria, particularly in Section 137.”
Emphasizing the legal standard, Kalu noted, “The Section says if you have presented a false certificate to INEC, you will not be qualified to run in the election. And he has submitted false documents, false certificates to INEC that made him not qualified to run for the 2027 general elections.”
Concluding his remarks, he alleged executive overreach, stating, “Because they have captured all the power in Nigeria, he has imposed himself on Nigeria, thereby subverting the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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