Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has responded to the issue surrounding Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s apparent dual citizenship.
According to Naija News, in a tweet on his verified Twitter profile, controversial journalist David Hundeyin claimed that Tinubu had dual citizenship with Guinea-Conakry.
According to Hundeyin, Tinubu declared in his Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) EC9 declaration that he had no other citizenship.
Nevertheless, his results apparently demonstrate that the former Lagos governor holds Guinean citizenship, as evidenced by his Guinean passport, which also plainly stated that he was born in Nigeria, hinting that he got Guinean citizenship.
In response to the news, Nigerians on social media urged attorneys around the country to prosecute the president-elect for perjury.
Yet, in an interview with Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Fashola indicated that the issue of dual citizenship had nothing to do with the election outcomes.
According to him, the Constitution allows for dual citizenship, and when asked if his statement is legal, Fashola said he will investigate.
“I know he has a Nigerian passport, I’m not aware of dual citizenship, I know he lived overseas when he went into exile, I’m not sure if they granted him US citizenship or not,” he remarked.
“What does that have to do with the election results?” The last time I looked, the Nigerian constitution allowed for dual citizenship. Doesn’t it?
“I’ll look into it, but I doubt the Nigerian constitution makes you ineligible if you have dual citizenship because the constitution allows for dual citizenship.”
