Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has intensified his campaign in the United States as his Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., disclosed that it has begun submitting U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) records relating to President Bola Tinubu’s 1993 civil forfeiture case to members of the Donald Trump administration, the U.S. Congress, and senior congressional staff.
The lobbying firm, engaged by Atiku under a 12-month, $1.2 million contract, said the documents were being shared to ensure US officials have access to the complete record of the DOJ’s historical investigation and subsequent court proceedings.
In a statement posted on X, the firm said it had started circulating more than 60 pages of DOJ court filings, supporting affidavits and federal court decisions relating to allegations that Tinubu was involved in a heroin trafficking investigation spanning the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The firm also released a chronology of the 1993 forfeiture proceedings, which stated that U.S. authorities investigated a Nigeria-based heroin trafficking organisation and alleged that proceeds were deposited into bank accounts linked to Tinubu.
