…Says records did not indict the Nigerian leader
The Federal Government has dismissed the court nod given by a United States judge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release non-exempt files linked to past investigations involving President Bola Tinubu.
The Presidency, on Sunday, maintained that there is nothing new in the records of the United States agencies concerning the Nigerian president after a Washington DC judge directed them (FBI and DEA) to release records relating to the criminal investigation of President Bola Tinubu over alleged drug trafficking.
Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said the reports in question have been in public for over 30 years and did not indict the Nigerian leader.
“Journalists have sought the Presidency’s reaction to the ruling last Tuesday by a Washington DC judge ordering the US FBI and DEA to release reports connected with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Onanuga wrote in a social media post on Sunday.
He added, “Our response is as follows. There is nothing new to be revealed.
“The report by Agent Moss of the FBI and the DEA report have been in the public space for more than 30 years. The reports did not indict the Nigerian leader.”
He added that the Presidency’s lawyers are currently examining the ruling.
This follows a ruling last Tuesday by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, directing the FBI and DEA to release non-exempt documents related to a drug trafficking investigation.
The order came after Aaron Greenspan, an American and founder of legal transparency platform, PlainSite, filed a lawsuit challenging the agencies’ refusal to confirm or deny the existence of such records.
