Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, has spoken on the allegation of dual citizenship against president-elect, Bola Tinubu.
Within Nigeria had reported on Sunday the alleged obtaining of second citizenship by Tinubu.
The identification page of an international passport of Guinea Conakry, a country in West Africa, purportedly belonging to Tinubu had surfaced on social media on Sunday, adding to the slew of scandals that the president-elect is embroiled in.
Speaking on the allegation, Fashola said he was not aware whether Tinubu has dual citizenship.
“I know he carries a Nigerian passport. I don’t know about dual citizenship. I know he resided abroad when he went into exile,” he added.
“I don’t know if they gave him American citizenship. What does that have to do with the results of the election? The last time I checked, I think the Nigerian constitution allows you to have dual citizenship. Doesn’t it?”
Section 137 (1)(a) of the 1999 constitution states that: “A person shall not be qualified for election to the office of President if — subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, he has made a declaration of allegiance to such other country.”
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