The Presidency has said it is the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that can determine whether President Bola Tinubu’s records will be released or withheld in the ongoing Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case before it, and not Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
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Also, the Presidency explained that it was a civil records-disclosure dispute, and neither was it a criminal case against President Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of any criminal wrongdoing.
According to the Presidency in a statement on Thursday, “The release or withholding of records under FOIA does not, by itself, establish criminal liability.
“The case concerns access to government records and the proper application of statutory exemptions.
