A former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Babatunde Ogala, on Thursday insisted that President Bola Tinubu is qualified to run for the presidency in 2027.
Ogala said Tinubu is qualified by virtue of his age and the fact that he is a Nigerian.
He made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today while reacting to the controversy surrounding Tinubu’s qualifications.
Tinubu did not submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This has led to widespread controversy among Nigerians.
However, Ogala said: “What does the Constitution say about qualification for office? Because I hear things like: Who are his parents? Who is his father? Who is his mother? Who is his sister? And who is his brother?
“Is he a Nigerian? The answer is yes, unless otherwise proven or determined through a judicial process. Is Tinubu qualified to run for the presidency age-wise? The answer is yes, by constitutional provisions.
“Does he have the minimum educational qualification as prescribed by the Constitution, which says educated up to School Certificate level, interpreted to mean Primary Six and the ability to read and write?
“The man says, ‘I have a degree.’ Babatunde Ogala is sitting here. I’m a Senior Advocate, and you are asking me to prove if I’m a lawyer. You want to know which primary and secondary schools I attended, where I did my A-Levels, and all of that.”
Certificates: Tinubu qualified to run for president – APC ex-Legal Adviser, Ogala