APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday spoke about his background, his university training and work experience with Deloitte and Mobil Oil in the United States.
Tinubu, who said he was open to doing a DNA test to prove his parentage, took side swipes at a political rival who he said had been accused of not being a Nigerian.
Tinubu spoke at the Chatham House Lecture in London, United Kingdom.
On his background, Tinubu said: “My record is consistent in the school, in the university they questioned, and they now confessed that they wasted their money and their time. The record is there, the transcript is there showing March 1952. I am not claiming another father. I am Tinubu and Tinubu proper. If they want a DNA, they could as well require for one.
“One of them has even been accused of not being a Nigerian citizen and I didn’t touch that area. Equally it…Deloite, Chicago State University where I graduated has attested to that and now, I can announce that I have received my original replacement degree certificate from them.”
Tinubu said: “Deloitte trained me as an accountant, Mobil Oil has attested to my outstanding record. I got to the pinnacle of my career. In the private sector, who among them can brag about that…
“Yes, you want to wrestle with the pig, you got to live with the dirt. That is what I am doing. I got into politics knowing fully well that it is a muddy water…”
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