May 20, 2026
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
A United States-based lobby firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., hired by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said it was engaging the US government over alleged human rights concerns in Nigeria, including claims of political intimidation, arrests of government critics, and weakening democratic freedoms, ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, the firm alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was “increasingly displaying the behaviour of a single-party dictatorship consolidating power through fear and intimidation.
“The Nigerian government under Bola Tinubu is increasingly displaying the behaviour of a single-party dictatorship consolidating power through fear and intimidation.’’
