A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and lawyer, Kalu Kalu, has submitted a petition to the European Union Commission against President Bola Tinubu over alleged certificate forgery and subversion of Nigeria’s constitutional order.

Kalu submitted the petition on Friday in Brussels, alleging that Tinubu bypassed constitutional requirements by submitting forged academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 general elections.

He also accused the President of failing to disclose his primary and secondary school history, which he claimed violated Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution.

Speaking after submitting the petition, Kalu said the alleged submission of false academic credentials rendered Tinubu ineligible to contest the 2027 presidential election.

“Good afternoon to the whole world. I am here at the European Commission to submit a petition to the European Union concerning the subversion of constitutional order in Nigeria, where President Bola Tinubu has suspended the constitutional order in Nigeria.

“He did this because of his forged academic credentials, where he submitted to INEC for the 2027 general elections, and he did not state the primary school and the secondary school he attended in flagrant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, particularly in Section 137,” Kalu said.

He further alleged that the Constitution disqualifies a presidential candidate who presents a false certificate to INEC.

“The section says if you have presented a false certificate to INEC, you will not be qualified to run in the election. And he has submitted false documents, false certificates to INEC that made him not qualified to run for the 2027 general elections,” he said.

Kalu also accused the President of using his position to undermine Nigeria’s constitutional order.

“Because they have captured all the power in Nigeria, he has imposed himself on Nigeria, thereby subverting the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.

The allegations contained in the petition remain claims by Kalu and do not, by themselves, establish that Tinubu submitted forged credentials or that he is constitutionally disqualified from contesting the 2027 election.