A pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Coalition, Thursday faulted Wednesday’s British Broadcasting Corporation report on the Chicago State University academic records of President Bola Tinubu.
But NADECO in the statement, said, “In a world where integrity and honesty are increasingly becoming rare commodities, it is our solemn duty to shed light on deceit and manipulation, even when it is executed by influential figures. Today, we stand resolute against the latest reckless display of disinformation by the British Broadcasting Corporation in its apparent hired attempt to launder the tattered image of President Bola Tinubu.
“Again, it is not surprising that Mr. Tinubu, recognising the damage to his reputation due to the Chicago State University certificate forgery saga, has recently employed a fresh team of media aides to rehabilitate his public image. On another level, what is truly shocking, however, is the extent to which the BBC has chosen to engage in this image-laundering project, despite irrefutable evidence pointing to the authenticity of the allegations.
“Documents obtained from CSU further reveal a litany of irregularities and paint a clear picture of deception: Mr Bola Tinubu did not meet the required admission criteria and was asked to retake exams. It added, “What is truly confounding and perplexes NADECO USA is the BBC’s apparent failure to fact-check these glaring discrepancies before presenting its report to the Nigerian people, thus knowingly and maliciously doing a disservice to journalism and to the very people they are meant to inform.