Presidency criticises Atiku over reported $1.2m Washington lobbying deal

The Presidency has criticised erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar implicit a reported $1.2 cardinal lobbying statement with a Washington-based firm.

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu connected Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, described the run coming from the United States arsenic politically motivated.

In a statement, Dare alleged that Atiku’s governmental campy was utilizing the activities of Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. to question overseas enactment up of Nigeria’s 2027 wide elections.

He said documents filed nether the United States Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) showed that Atiku had engaged the steadfast for 12 months astatine a outgo of $1.2 million.

According to Dare, the statement was aimed astatine challenging the Nigerian government’s presumption and utilizing aged US ineligible records arsenic governmental tools successful Nigeria.

He besides questioned statements linked to Dr Karl-Marx Edward Okeke-Von Batten, describing him arsenic a commercialized lobbyist and laminitis of the firm, alternatively than a US authorities official.

Dare warned against claims that Okeke-Von Batten had nonstop entree to President Donald Trump oregon his administration, oregon could power ongoing tribunal proceedings successful th...