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An American university, the Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT), has said the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, attended the school.

The management of the school told TIMES on Thursday that Mr Rhodes-Vivour obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture after studying at the institution between 2005 and 2008.

The school was reacting to reports circulating on social media suggesting that the governorship candidate did not attend the university.

Mr Rhodes-Vivour has been at the centre of a certificate forgery allegation after an email that purportedly emanated from the office of the Registar of MIT appeared on social media claiming that the candidate did not attend the institution.

The email quoted Nathaniel Hagee, a coordinator at MIT academic record office, that there was no record Mr Rhodes-Vivour graduated from the university.

The mail was alleged to be a response to an enquiry made by a Nigerian on the educational status of Mr Rhodes-Vivour.

Mr Rhodes-Vivour had via his Twitter handle reacted to the forgery allegation as fake news and another attempt by his opponents to divert attention from issue-based campaign.

“It has been brought to my attention that the purported email below is in circulation with respect to my degree from @MIT

“This is untrue and another failed strategy the opposition is using to divert your attention from having an issue-based campaign,” he tweeted.

On Wednesday, TIMES ed the MIT records office and spoke with Mr Hagee via telephone. He requested us to write a mail on the subject.

This medium immediately followed up as directed and got a response from Mr Hagee that all questions should be directed to MIT’s News Office,. He also did not deny or confirm the authenticity of the email circulating online.

When TIMES ed MIT’s News Office, Sarah McDonnell, Deputy Director, Media Relations, responded that Mr Rhodes-Vivour indeed attended the school and earned a Master’s degree.

“Thank you for reaching out. The MIT Registrar’s Office can confirm that Mr Rhodes-Vivour attended MIT from 2005 to 2008 and earned a Master of Architecture degree,” Ms McDonnell wrote.

This newspaper then followed up with another email to Ms McDonnell, asking if the initial email that claimed that Mr Rhodes-Vivour did not attend the school emanated from the record office.

In her response, MIT spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the mail, noting that it indeed emanated from MIT. She, however, claimed that the record office initially ran a search using a “variation of Mr Rhodes-Vivour’s name that did not match the information in MIT’s database.”

“The MIT Registrar’s Office was initially asked to search for a variation of Mr Rhodes-Vivour’s name that did not match the information in their database. Upon further review, they can confirm that Mr Rhodes-Vivour attended MIT and earned a Master of Architecture degree, as I shared in my earlier email,” she said..

Mr Rhodes-Vivour is contesting against the incumbent governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and 13 other candidates.

His party, the LP, is popular among young people.

During the 25 February presidential election, the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, defeated the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the state.

Mr Tinubu, a former governor of the state, who is the political godfather of Governor Sanwo-Olu, suffered a humiliating defeat in a state he had politically dominated for over two decades. However, he subsequently won the presidential election.

Following its victory in the presidential election in the state, the party believes it will win the governorship election come 18 March.

https://www.timesng.com/news/top-news/587025-us-varsity-speaks-on-certificate-forgery-allegation-against-rhodes-vivour.html

#GRV4GOV

They think Gbadebo is like their principal whose life is forgery personified

Apc and propaganda.
They now see Lagosians are ready to vote them out.

Expect more nonsense against GRV in the coming days.

OmoFiditi:


Kabirudeen, show us Thiefnubuu primary scho certs and WAEC, without which the useless Chicago rubbish is fake.

If you fake your primary school cert, even if you have a PhD, that PhD is fake.

You go count 1 before you count 2.

You dey craze? You didn't know Inec verified the Tinubu's certificate which was presented, even as ot was severally confirmed by the public such as Reno for example? That was why Peter Obi couldn't submit his D BSC certificate to Inec for example. He had to submit only his GCE.

Tinubu graduated with first class from Chicago university! His secondary school equivalent was Daley college which he used in gaining ission into Chicago state university! That's enough for any reasonable brain, not a dullard!

Tell the useless Ipob terrorost Chinedu Rhodes to present his certificate! As well as his certified hip of architecture or shut your hole! Better still, go elect the useless Ipob in your useless region!

Awada keri keri

Why now?

Handiwork of mischief makers

I'm depressed brothers and sisters.

Kagawa10:


Did you leeave your brain under rock when Inec showcased Tinubu's first class BSC certificate from Chicago university, even as it was severally confirmed by Chicago state university?

Let Chinedu Rhodes show his certificate and also the fact that he ed his professional architecture exam because he's not part of the of professional architect !

Kabirudeen, show us Thiefnubuu primary school certs and WAEC, without which the useless Chicago rubbish is fake.

If you fake your primary school cert, even if you have a PhD, that PhD is fake.

You go count 1 before you count 2.

WHERE WAS THE FRAUD OBI DURING END SARS?


CRYING OPPORTUNIST, SOMEONE THAT COULD NOT BRING DEVELOPMENT TO ANAMBRA THROUGH OUT HIS 8 YEARS.

HE IS NOT FIT TO BE A PRESIDENT. HE SHOULD GO AND REST ABEG

WE ARE WISER NOW AND WON'T BE FOOLED THE SECOND TIME BY HIS AGENDA.

WE WONT FORGET HOW HE MURDERED AWKUZU YOUTHS.

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Season of fake news and promises.

Let Chukwudi Ogbonna Gbadebo go to Anambra potopoto region to contest the chairmanship election. Lagos state is the Yoruba state, not Igbo Christian state.

You can see APC and lies and they were all over the internet publishing fake news about GRV with so much confidence, you now see why....

Nigerians chose President Peter Obi(GCFR)

and

Lagosians have chosen Governor Gbadebo Rhodes- Vivour(MON)

Do you think MIT will just fold their arms and watch one of their students being accused of certificate forgery.

See as they are just distracting themselves at the same time making this guy even more popular.

MIT is among the top 5 universities in the world but not an ivy league as some people alluded.

Everyone cannot be a Tinubu

Next, please...

Na politics. Same way d obidiotas claimed tinubu did not attend CSU until they made Reno omokri to waste his money in ing.

obi4eze:
They think Gbadebo is like their principal whose life is forgery personified

Just like Obi and fake statistics

Dem go soon tell us say the guy blokos na fake. Nigerian politics and cheap blackmail na 5&6

The next governor of Lagos State is as clean as it comes

abobote:
The next governor of Lagos State is as clean as it comes

Thank you o. Who no know say Sanwo-Olu dey clean?

E pain dem urchins

It's well

abobote:
The next governor of Lagos State is as clean as it comes

helinues:
Awada keri keri

Why now?

After spreading propaganda against Lagos incoming governor Gbadebo and getting caught,u are now shifting goalpost. Single shame,u no get

If youths can rally around and GRV, his emergence will retire all these old greedy politicians and enthrone youthfulness in governance

Space bookers are so annoying smh