NIGERIANS, PLEASE STOP SCROLLING AND READ THIS.
Von Batten-Montague-York, a US lobbying firm hired by Atiku Abubakar's campaign, released this information yesterday, and I think it flew over everyone's heads! There's hardly any news station reporting or talking about it.
Not even the opposition is talking about it.
These are the actual court documents, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on October 23, 2023. Civil Action No. 23-1816.
And what is actually inside these documents is what Nigerians should be paying attention to. 👇🏽
Page 1: Tinubu personally filed a Motion to Intervene in the case because the existing defendants were, in his lawyers' words, “not fully representing or protecting his interests.”
He wanted to intervene himself, with his own lawyers, in a case concerning the release of records about him.
Page 5: His lawyers argued that releasing the records would “negate protections” and “impair his privacy interests.”
He was asking the court to recognize his interests as a private citizen whose personal information deserved protection from disclosure.
Now get to Page 7. This one is particularly interesting. 👇🏽
Tinubu formally requested 30 days before any documents were released so he could “consult with Defendants about the documents they intend to provide, and assert applicable protections or exemptions.”
Read that slowly.
He wasn't simply sitting somewhere while the US government handled the matter. His filing asked for time to consult with the defendants about the documents they intended to release and to assert whatever protections or exemptions he believed applied.
Then you get to Page 9.
His name.
His lawyers.
His signature.
INTERVENOR BOLA AHMED TINUBU.
Now, before anybody starts screaming “propaganda,” let's be clear:
Tinubu has not been convicted of drug trafficking.
That is a fact, and it should be stated.
But another fact is that, in October 2023, while he was President of Nigeria, he personally sought to intervene in a US federal case concerning the release of records about him and asked the court for protections around those records.
And this was happening while Nigerians were being told he had nothing to hide.
So don't take my word for it.
I'm attaching the actual documents. Read them yourself.
Pages 1, 5, 7 and 9.
His filing. His lawyers. His name. His signature.
No political commentator is needed to explain the document to you.
No opposition politician is needed either.
Read it. Understand it. Then decide for yourself what you think about it.
This is why Nigerians need to learn to read primary documents instead of allowing politicians and their supporters to tell us what to think.
Nigeria, this is your President.
What are you going to do with this information - read it, ask questions, or scroll past? 🇳🇬
KAN U believe it??? Arsenal Forever. The Gunners worked so hard for this. Difficult but they fought.
Very well deserved. Come on you gunners #congratulations@arsenal#arsenal