Presidency tackles Atiku for reporting Tinubu to Trump, US Congress

The statement, issued by the presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, accused the former vice-president of using a lobbying group in the US and submitting petitions to President Trump and the US State Department regarding a civil forfeiture case from 1993 — a matter long settled, with no criminal conviction or finding of guilt.

Says ex-VP’s quest for the presidency over 3 decades marabout-fuelled By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Presidency on Thursday took a swipe at the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for reporting President Bola Tinubu to American President Donald Trump and the US Congress over a matter that has long been concluded.“In his latest act, Atiku Abubakar’s lobbying group in the US has submitted petitions to President Trump and the US State Department regarding a civil forfeiture case from 1993 — a matter long settled, with no criminal conviction or finding of guilt.