By Efe Onodjae
A Washington, D.C.-based Republican policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has hit back at Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, alleging that the administration of President Bola Tinubu mounted pressure over the appointment of Dr. Karl Von Batten to a White House commission.
The firm made the allegation in a post on X, monitored by Vanguard, while reacting to a post by Keyamo.
Keyamo had shared a report by Daily Post claiming that Von Batten deleted a post announcing his appointment by United States President Donald Trump to the Commission on Presidential Scholars, following comments by an aide to President Tinubu.
Reacting to the development, Von Batten-Montague-York accused the Nigerian government of “whining” over Von Batten’s appointment, alleging that officials of the Tinubu administration repeatedly contacted the White House over the matter.
