An order mandating Chicago State University to provide the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to the legal team of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been stayed by United States District Judge Nancy Maldonado.
The hearing was scheduled for late Thursday night after the president’s attorneys submitted an emergency motion asking for a suspension in the self-effectuating order’s enforcement until Monday, which instructed the CSU to abide by Atiku’s subpoenas.
Documents requested by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate through his attorney, Angela Liu, contain the former governor of Lagos State’s academic record, dates of attendance, and degrees, honors, and awards received at the institution.
However, the president’s legal representatives had argued that a district court should examine Gilbert’s earlier ruling.
Babatunde Ogala, the coordinator of Tinubu’s Presidential Legal Team, revealed that they were not requesting an appeal as had been reported in the media, but rather a review of the decision.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria emphasized that the US magistrate does not have the authority to order the university to divulge non-privileged information, adding that he can only make a recommendation to do so. This served to further support his argument.
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