Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reportedly claimed that he possesses evidence he intends to present in court to establish that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is 90 years old.
The statement has triggered renewed debate over the President’s age, an issue that has generated controversy in Nigerian political discourse for years.
However, the claim should be treated as an allegation, not an established fact.
Tinubu’s official records identify his date of birth as March 29, 1952, which would put him at 74 years old in 2026.
Atiku’s reported claim that he has evidence capable of proving otherwise therefore raises a question that can only be conclusively settled if such evidence is formally presented and independently verified.
For now, there is no independently verified public evidence establishing that Tinubu is 90 years old.
The distinction is important: Atiku may have made the claim, but the claim itself is not proof of the President’s actual age.
Oriontimes Fact-Check: Atiku’s reported statement is verifiable as a claim attributed to him; however, the assertion that President Tinubu is 90 years old remains unproven based on publicly available records.
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