Microblogging site, Twitter is currently on fire as some Nigerians have been reacting to a passport showing that Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu has dual citizenship.
The passport was published on Saturday night by one of Nigeria’s finest Investigative journalists, David Hundeyin.
If the passport which is currently making the rounds on social media, particularly Twitter is anything to go by, Tinubu might be in for a fresh round of legal trouble.
According to the passport, Tinubu holds a Guinean passport which is contrary to the provisions of Nigeria’s constitution.
Section 137 (1) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides “A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if subject to the provisions of Section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country.”
According to the passport, the former Lagos State Governor acquired the passport of Guinea Republic in 2015.
Hundeyin’s tweet reads, “On Tinubu’s INEC EC9 declaration, he stated that he has not obtained any other citizenship.
“But he has Guinean citizenship, with his Guinean passport stating clearly that he was born in Nigeria – which means he obtained Guinean citizenship.
“This is perjury. Lying under oath.”
https://twitter.com/DavidHundeyin/status/1647391958522814464?t=KDVykdK1ewSfUWycMBQ91w&s=19
https://twitter.com/DavidHundeyin/status/1647368803536306176?t=XcjE210jTaQH2YQnQQ3SUg&s=19
Taking to their handles with the hashtag
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury, some Nigerians expressed a mixture of shock and mockery for Tinubu.
Perjury in law means the willful giving of false testimony under oath.
Below are some of the reactions from Nigerians:
“BREAKING: Tinubu has a Guineenee passport. No Nigerian with dual citizenship can be president. Automatic disqualification
Chapter 6, Part I, Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution as amended has been violated. Miracle no dey tire Jesus. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
BREAKING: Tinubu has Guineenee passport.
No Nigerian with dual citizenship can be president
Automatic disqualification
Chapter 6, Part I, Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution as amended has been violated.
Miracle no dey tire Jesus 😂#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/oAjtuwYoO9
— Cossy (@cossycosydiva) April 15, 2023
“No wonder this man fuels tribal and religious war. He didn’t even care about the Lekki massacre because Baba is not Nigerian!!!
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
No wonder this man fuels tribal and religious war. He didn't even care about the Lekki massacre because Baba is not Nigerian!!!
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/dwDxPop81D
— Ngozi (@Ngozi_bela) April 15, 2023
“Is Tinubu a Nigerian or from Guinea Conakry?
Guinea Conakry is known for organised crime and drug peddling!
By the constitution of Nigeria, a man who has dual citizenship cannot be president of Nigeria.
#BolaTinubu4Prison
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
#BolaTinubuIsADrugDealer.”
https://twitter.com/Ollawaski/status/1647379680859680770?t=MXqvBVkP3WgnU-RIftZ_Ng&s=19
“More woes hit tinubu’s camp as his dual citizenship hits the net!
Man is a citizen of Guinea & he is running for president in another country which is Nigeria. Now this is punishable 💔
#bolatinubucommittedperjury.”
More woes hits tinubu's camp as his dual citizenship hits the net!
Man is a citizen of Guinea & he is running for president in another country which is nigeria. Now this is punishable 💔
_#bolatinubucommittedperjury iheanacho iphone 15 sam amadi abu abel pic.twitter.com/OtRLINhKtv
— Spartan X 🐊 (@multimeverse) April 16, 2023
“Bola Tinubu’s Guinea Conakry passport is actually a diplomatic passport. Do you know what that means? Nah, we are in a hot soup. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
Bola Tinubu's Guinea Conakry passport is actually a diplomatic passport. Do you know what that means? Nah, we are in a hot soup. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury #BroadcastPEPTlive pic.twitter.com/rLSVzHtJgq
— Topnaijaweddings (@topngweddings) April 16, 2023
“A Guinea Pig
A Guinea Fowl
A Guniea Corn(Agbado)
Bola falls out. Where did you say you are from again?
No wonder he loves Corn 🌽
Jesus! May God help Nigeria. Nigerians do not deserve this Criminal!
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
#BolaTinubuForPrison.”
A Guinea Pig
A Guinea Fowl
A Guniea Corn(Agbado)
Bola fall out.
Where did you say you are from again?
No wonder he loves Corn 🌽
Jesus! May God help Nigeria. Nigerians do not deserve this Criminal!#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury#BolaTinubuForPrison pic.twitter.com/aBc3fPOJgJ
— JUSTICE! (@Emekaelenwoke) April 16, 2023
“BREAKING: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has a Guineenee diplomatic passport.
No Nigerian with dual citizenship can be president
Automatic disqualification
Chapter 6, Part I, Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution as amended has been violated.
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
BREAKING: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has a Guineenee diplomatic passport.
No Nigerian with dual citizenship can be president
Automatic disqualification
Chapter 6, Part I, Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution as amended has been violated. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/LXqkBo2txN
— Ovia (@toni_3nity) April 16, 2023
“Tinubu has two Nationalities, Guinea and Nigeria.
To contest for Nigeria’s president you must have only one Nationality unless you were born in that particular country. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
Tinubu has two Nationality, Guinea and Nigeria.
To contest for Nigeria president you must have only one Nationality unless you were born at that particular country.#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/cLrtnnfynA
— Comrade Abiyos Roni. (@AbbaM_Abiyos) April 16, 2023
“Swearing in Tinubu as president of this country means our Constitution is dead, It means there is no rule of law. Nigeria will become lawless and ungovernable. #BolaTinubuCOmmittedPerjury.”
Swearing in Tinubu as president of this country means our Constitution is dead, It means there is no rule of law. Nigeria will become lawless and ungovernable.
~#BolaTinubuCOmmittedPerjury . iPhone 15 . Hope Uzodinma . APostle Selman . Tobi Amusan . Sam Amadi . Tambuwal pic.twitter.com/soABT84EN8
— QwertyGandalf (@517p705) April 16, 2023
“So we have a certain president of Guinea-Conakry who lobbied to have Tinubu ‘Selected’ as President of Nigeria. I guess an evil turn deserves another. Some alleged Guinean wants to be Nigeria’s President. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
So we have a certain president of Guinea-Conakry who lobbied to have Tinubu 'Selected' as President of Nigeria.
I guess an evil turn deserves another… Some alleged Guinean wants to be Nigeria President. #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury #BroadcastPEPTlive #LiveJustice pic.twitter.com/LJVypqEdXZ
— UC Maxwell™ SAL 𓃵 (@UkomahM) April 15, 2023
“@fkeyamo Is Bola Tinubu from Nigeria?
Bola Tinubu submitted forged documents to INEC, he should not have been allowed to contest for President. Bola Tinubu committed perjury. Bola Tinubu is a drug dealer. Bola Tinubu belongs in jail. Mahmoud Yakubu belongs in jail”
@fkeyamo Is Bola Tinubu from Nigeria?
Bola Tinubu submitted forged documents to INEC, he should not have been allowed to contest for President
Bola Tinubu committed perjury
Bola Tinubu is a drug dealer
Bola Tinubu belongs in jail
Mahmoud Yakubu belongs in jail
— RejoiceToday (@RejoiceMyPeople) April 15, 2023
“Our Daddy, Datti Ahmed was right; swearing in Tinubu is being unconstitutional and ENDING DEMOCRACY in Nigeria, this must never happen. Tinubu has a guinea passport🤯, that’s perjury!
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
#BolaTinubuForPrison.”
Our Daddy, Datti Ahmed was right; swearing in Tinubu is being unconstitutional and ENDING DEMOCRACY in Nigeria, this must never happen. Tinubu has a guinea passport🤯, that's perjury!#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury #BolaTinubuForPrison
Tobi Amusan hope uzodinma Sam Amadi Fintiri pic.twitter.com/ci0wGZVYlS
— Ambassador (@Alapee1) April 15, 2023
“APC came, saw, and destroyed Nigeria. How can one with dual citizenship be our next President #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
https://twitter.com/dele_bambo/status/1647464612038623232?t=Gujhx-ynUusSP6FJK-qh5w&s=19
“Oh God!!!,who do we offend in this country??? why is it that everything about this man is questionable?? is that the structure APC talks about?? Structure of criminality, forgery, lies, this is exactly who his supporters are cos how can you support this ?#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
Oh God!!!,who do we offend in this country??? why is it that everything about this man questionable??is that the structure apc talks about?? Structure of criminality,forgery, lies,this is exactly who his supporters are cos how can you support this ?#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/5vsYcKRzH9
— Gift brown (@Gitfyiwuh) April 16, 2023
“Bola Tinubu committed Perjury and INEC is aware. Nigeria demands live broadcasts.
#Perjury
#LiveBroadcast
#ineciscorrupt.”
Bola Tinubu committed Perjury and INEC is aware. Nigeria demands live broadcast.#Perjury#LiveBroadcast #ineciscorrupt pic.twitter.com/lFirzlK8s4
— DeSaGe (@soloben44) April 15, 2023
“Friends
Tinubu;
i. Different dates of birth
ii. No evidence of attendance at a school he claimed to have attended
iii. Failure to disclose a secondary citizenship
iv. Forgery of university degree certificate
v. Potential instance of identity theft.
#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
Friends
Tinubu;
i. Different dates of birth
ii. No evidence of attendance of a school he claimed to have attended
iii. Failure to disclose a secondary citizenship
iv. Forgery of university degree certificate
v. Potential instance of identity theft.#BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury pic.twitter.com/nSa92d6qWa
— Smiling Doktor™𓃵 (@DocOmeiza) April 15, 2023
“The punishment for perjury is 14 yrs #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury.”
The punishment for perjury is 14 yrs #BolaTinubuCommittedPerjury
— Wẹyimi B. Lubẹ 𓃵 (@_weyimi) April 16, 2023
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that Nigeria’s inflation rate for March 2023 rose to 22.04% compared to that of February 2023 which was 21.91%.
This was disclosed in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Saturday.
