It’s not about lobbyist, documents, records are main issues – Atiku tells Presidency

Atiku Abubakar’s campy has responded to the Presidency’s disapproval of a US-based lobbyist linked to the erstwhile vice president, saying the authorities is avoiding the main issues.

Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant connected Public Communication to Atiku, said the Presidency should absorption connected records and documents successful the United States alternatively of questioning the inheritance of lobbyist Karl Von Batten.

His absorption followed comments by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser connected Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, who questioned Atiku’s narration with the American lobbyist.

Shaibu argued that the quality was not truly astir Von Batten.

He said attraction should alternatively beryllium directed to documents disposable successful the US, including a civilian forfeiture lawsuit involving $460,000 successful an relationship bearing Tinubu’s name.

Shaibu stressed that the forfeiture lawsuit should not beryllium described arsenic a transgression condemnation but said the deficiency of a transgression condemnation does not erase the tribunal records.

“The documents are there,” helium said.

The Atiku campy besides defended the fo...