U.S. District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has agreed to stay an order requiring Chicago State University, CSU, to provide certain academic documents of Bola Tinubu, who is now the President of Nigeria.
Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert had two days ago ordered the CSU to submit the documents by the end of Thursday.
But during an emergency hearing, on Thursday, according to CBS news, Judge Maldonado gave attorneys on both sides an order to file additional arguments by next Thursday.
The legal team representing the Nigerian President contended that Gilbert’s decision should be reviewed by a district judge.
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Maldonado, in response to their request, approved it and pledged to deliver a swift ruling thereafter.
“I will have a busy weekend.
“The issue is of process and rules. I’m a rule person; that’s why I’m a judge. This case is quite involved. I am aware of the stakes. It’s more important to me to get this right,” she held.
Recall that Tinubu had submitted an Emergency Motion to the Chicago Court, requesting a postponement of the release of his academic records until at least Monday, September 25th.
The Chicago Court had previously issued an order instructing the Chicago State University (CSU) to provide all records related to Tinubu’s enrollment to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar within a two-day timeframe.
Atiku himself remains steadfast in his assertion that Tinubu’s claim of graduating from the Chicago State University lacks authenticity.
Subsequently, he filed an application seeking access to documents that would substantiate his argument that the Nigerian leader was ineligible to run for the presidential election at the time he did.
