2027: APM Demands Release of FBI Report On Tinubu

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Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on the United States (U.S.) authorities to release the findings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on alleged drug-trafficking activities linked to President Bola Tinubu.

This was as President Bola departed Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his yearly leave. Tinubu’s first destination will be London, United Kingdom, where he is expected to spend part of the period before proceeding to other European destinations.

However, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar feared a leadership vacuum at the country’s seat of power, as Tinubu did not seem to have handed power to anyone. His deputy, Kashim Shettima, travelled to Angola, but there was no evidence of power transmission.

According to the opposition party, withholding such information could have serious implications for Nigeria’s security, national integrity and democratic development.

It urged the U.S., which it described as a leading democracy, to support transparency and democratic consolidation, particularly in the international fight against drug trafficking and corruption.

The allegations involving Tinubu, APM said, had assumed an international dimension because of his position as President and a major contender in the 2027 presidential election.

The party also referred to an alleged 1993 forfeiture judgment involving $460,000 in accounts it said were traced to Tinubu by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois following an investigation into drug-related transactions.

The party further claimed that the forfeiture judgment, if proved, rendered Tinubu ineligible to contest an election under Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, citing Nigeria’s obligations under international conventions on drugs and money…