I laid foundation of ABTI in 1993 while you forfeited $460,000 in US - Atiku replies Tinubu

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s latest onslaught connected his concern successful education, noting that portion Tinubu forfeited wealth successful the United States successful 1993, helium was laying the instauration of American University of Nigeria, formerly known arsenic ABTI.

Atiku said helium laid the instauration of the American University of Nigeria successful 1993, stressing that Tinubu's assertion of utilizing Nigeria's wealth to physique a schoolhouse was an effort to distract the citizens from the failures of his administration.

In a connection issued by the Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said: “Again, Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians wherefore they should not let him to proceed arsenic president aft his archetypal tenure. He besides chose to question my concern successful acquisition and inquire however I built an acquisition instauration portion serving arsenic Vice President.

“The reply is simple: my concern successful acquisition predates my clip successful nationalist service. In 1993, portion a U.S. tribunal ordered the forfeiture of funds successful an relationship successful your name, describing them arsenic proceeds of narcotics trafficking oregon funds progressive successful unlawful fiscal transactions, I was laying the instauration for ABTI Academy. That Academy has since grown into the American University of Nigeria.

“That infinitesimal cap...