“US Court Order: Why Are Your Lawyers Scrambling?” – Atiku Tackles Tinubu

By Gideon Njoku

President Bola Tinubu has come under an attack by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

The attack stems from a United States of America’s  order that the files related to President Tinubu’s alleged involvement in drugs be made public.

These allegations against Tinubu have been public since 1999 when he was the Governor of Lagos State. It intensified in 2023 when he was  vying for the seat of the President which he eventually won, those allegations not withstanding.

However, they cropped their heads again a couple of days ago when an order was given by the United States that the details be made public. Since this order which has again brought excitement in some quarters and dismissal in some other quarters, a number of people have weighed in.

On Sunday, the Presidency which had maintained a studied silence spoke.

In a statement which dismissed the current excitement as nothing new, Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said that ” there is nothing new to be revealed” about the alleged involvement of President Tinubu in drug dealings while he was a student in the United States.

However, Atiku found a problem with Onanuga’s claims and swiftly responded through one of his Aides, Phrank Shuaibu.

In a response on his X page, Shuaibu wondered why  Lawyers to the President were still analyzing the documents related to the case if there is nothing new.

He said: ” If there is truly nothing new, then, what exactly are your Lawyers studying? You can’t claim finality while your legal team is still flipping through pages. Either the matter is settled or you are still scrambling – it can’t be both.”

President Tinubu has consistently claimed innocence in the drug case and other related cases. He was never directly involved in any of them, he said, even though he forfeited money in the alleged drug case.