The Presidency has clarified that the ongoing Freedom of Information Act case involving President Bola Tinubu before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal case.
In a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said the case did not amount to a criminal charge, trial, or judicial finding against Tinubu.
It also said the court had not found the President guilty of any criminal wrongdoing.
“For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor has the court found him guilty of any criminal wrongdoing,” the statement said.
The Presidency said the matter dated back to 2022 when Aaron Greenspan submitted FOIA requests to several US government agencies seeking records relating to Tinubu.
