A United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has warned President Bola Tinubu and his Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, that the court case nullifying the candidacy of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will be their doom.
Von Batten-Montague-York then threatened to take evidence to the Trump administration and the US Congress.
In a post on its verified X handle on Thursday, the firm said the judgment that sacked the David Mark-led leadership of the ADC was not an ordinary court matter.
It alleged that the judgment was influenced by the Tinubu administration over fear of Atiku’s growing support ahead of the 2027 general elections.
It alleged that Tinubu’s officials reportedly met last night after the massive turnout at Atiku’s campaign rally in Sokoto, and the result of that meeting is the highly suspicious court ruling.
“Apparently scared by yesterday’s turnout in support of former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who happens to be President Tinubu’s main political opponent, Tinubu’s officials reportedly met last night, and the result of that meeting is allegedly this highly suspicious court ruling,” the firm stated.
The firm said the Nigerian Presidency picked the wrong time to pull off what it called its latest alleged attempt to rig the upcoming presidential election.
The firm also singled out Keyamo for special attention.
It said it will be presenting the X post of Keyamo, whose government portfolio has nothing to do with elections or electoral integrity, to members of the Trump administration and Congress.
According to the firm, Keyamo openly celebrated what a senior congressional staffer described as an “open display of election interference by the Nigerian government.”
The US firm said Keyamo’s celebration post will be used as evidence in Washington that the judgment was political, not judicial.
“The court case nullifying Atiku will be your doom. You celebrated too early. Washington is watching,” the firm warned Tinubu and Keyamo.