2027: APM demands release of FBI’s report on Tinubu

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has implored the United States authorities to release the report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on allegations against President Bola Tinubu.

The APM, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Abubakar,  stated that the US authorities could release aspects of the report that “will not endanger lives, expose witnesses, investigators or techniques used in the investigation.’

According to the opposition party, withholding such information was inimical to Nigeria’s security, national integrity and democratic growth.

Part of the statement read: “The United States being a leading democracy in the world should, at all times, be seen to always facilitate the consolidation of democracy and transparency in the international fight against drug trafficking and corruption.

“The drug and other ancillary allegations against President Tinubu, who is a major contender in the 2027 presidential election constitutes a global issue, which continues to harm Nigeria’s reputation among the comity of nations.

“This is especially as the public is already aware of the 1993 $460,000 forfeiture judgement against accounts traced to Tinubu by the US District Court for Northern District of Illinois following an investigation into drug-related transactions.

“The effect of the $460,000 forfeiture judgement is that by virtue of section 137 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), President Tinubu remains ineligible for election in Nigeria. Moreover, Nigeria is signatory to international conventions on drugs and money laundering.

“Against the backdrop of the coming presidential election, the APM urges the United States authorities to assist Nigerians in their decision to elect a leader with clean records and not an individual encumbered by drug-related allegations and corruption cases.”