Reno Omokri defends Tinubu's missing school certificates, cites homeschool norm
Reno Omokri, ambassador-designate to Mexico, defended President Bola Tinubu on Channels Television's Politics Today programme on Sunday, September 13, 2026, saying Tinubu's lack of primary and secondary school certificates should not be an issue because many Nigerians of his generation were homeschooled.
The defence comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Tinubu's educational background ahead of the 2027 presidential election; Omokri challenged critics to produce their own primary school classmates as proof, noted his own child and Ethiopian wife are homeschooled, and affirmed Tinubu's qualification, citing Chicago State University registrar testimony confirming his admission, attendance, and graduation. He stated, 'We know for a fact that the president is qualified for the position he’s holding, for the position he wants to be reelected to,' and argued that the absence of conventional school certificates should not disqualify him.
Readers should consider that while Omokri emphasizes Tinubu's tertiary credentials and homeschooling precedent, the debate over basic education records remains unresolved; they may weigh the relevance of homeschooling claims versus conventional certification when assessing presidential eligibility, especially as opposition figures continue to demand transparent documentation of Tinubu's early schooling.