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A federal court in Chicago, USA has ordered Chicago State University (CSU) to release records relating to President Bola Tinubu to Atiku Abubakar within two days.
The court ruled that the former Nigeria’s Vice President has been able to sufficiently satisfy the purpose for seeking the records.
Specically, Judge Jeffrey Gilbert also ordered a deposition of designated CSU officials within two days after the records have been released, noting further that the process can be conducted during the weekend if necessary.
The court ruled, “For all of the reasons discussed above, Atiku Abubakar’s application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for an order directing discovery from Chicago State University for use in a foreign proceeding [ECF No. 1] is granted.
“Respondent CSU shall produce all relevant and non-privileged documents in response to requests for production Nos. 1 through 4 (as narrowed by the court) in applicant subpoena within two days of the entry of this memorandum opinion and order.
“The deposition of respondent’s corporate designee shall proceed within two days of the production of documents. The parties can modify the dates set by the court by mutual agreement. Given the tight time frame under which the parties are operating, the deposition can, if necessary, occur on a non-weekday.
The order comes hours after Atiku filed his appeal to the Supreme Court, following the September 6, 2023 judgement of the presidential election petitions tribunal that upheld Tinubu’s victory.
Atiku had on August 2 filed an application for the court to order CSU to produce documents relating to Mr Tinubu, as well as leave to get the school’s administrators to authenticate any documents submitted under oath.
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