If ‘Tinubu Bola Adekunle’ and ‘Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ are the same person let the evidence establish it.” —Atiku files suit seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from 2027 election over alleged certificate discrepanciesThe presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Friday August 14, personally deposed to an affidavit at the Federal High Court in support of a legal action seeking to disqualify President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from participating in the 2027 presidential election.The suit, instituted alongside the ADC against President Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), hinges on constitutional provisions governing educational qualifications and document authenticity. The legal action specifically invokes Sections 137(1)(j), 139(1)(a)(i), and 285(14)(c) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, alongside provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.Central to the lawsuit is the allegation that President Tinubu submitted a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate bearing the name “Tinubu Bola Adekunle,” which the plaintiffs contend differs from his official identity of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The suit asks the court to determine whether the presentation of the document violates Section 137(1)(j) of the Constitution, which prohibits candidates who present forged credentials to the electoral body from seeking executive office.Speaking after taking the oath, Atiku emphasized that his physical presence at the court registry was intended to underscore the gravity of the constitutional challenge: