Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar urges President Bola Tinubu’s administration to respond to questions about an alleged $460,000 forfeiture tied to Tinubu in the United States. In a statement released by Atiku’s media team, he says the focus should be on addressing the underlying issues rather than attacking a U.S.-based lobbyist.
Atiku specifically calls on Tinubu to address records in American court and government sources that critics cite. Both outlets report that Atiku reacts to Tinubu’s reported criticism of Karl Von Batten-Montague-York, a U.S. lobbyist, arguing that the administration should instead clarify what the reported forfeiture record means and how it relates to Tinubu. One report also references a separate figure of $9 million linked to a lobbying arrangement mentioned by critics. The outlets agree on the main thrust of Atiku’s position: the administration should answer the forfeiture allegations using the cited U.S. documentation.
Both accounts present Atiku’s challenge as a request for clarification, without adding confirmed details of the forfeiture itself beyond the existence of publicly cited records referenced by his critics.
