The U.S. government is concerned that President Bola Tinubu is continuing the massive corruption trend of his predecessors, given his ministerial appointment of Abubakar Bagudu, a corruption-tainted associate of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha.

There was no “significant” difference between Mr Tinubu’s nearly one-year performance and that of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, according to a report that outlined the American government’s assessment and scorecard of Nigeria’s human rights practices.

Despite many reports that Mr Bagudu was complicit in his deceased principal’s looting of hundreds of millions of dollars from the government treasury—the majority of which have been repatriated to Nigeria by several nations, including France, UK, and Switzerland—Mr Tinubu still forwarded Mr Bagudu’s name as a ministerial nominee to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

Mr Tinubu turned a blind eye to Mr Bagudu’s widely reported transgressions, even entrusting him with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning last August.
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No member of the Senate raised objections about the nomination of the former Kebbi governor despite his infamy with Mr Abacha as they unanimously okayed his appointment, to the shock of many Nigerians and allies of the West African nation, including the United States.

“In August, President Tinubu appointed former governor Abubakar Bagudu the Minister of Budget, despite Bagudu’s widely reported history of helping then-President Sani Abacha steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the government in the 1990s,” the U.S. government stated in its 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Nigeria.

Mr Bagudu, unfettered by his ministerial position, continued to leech on government funds, initiating moves to block France from repatriating $150 million loot stolen by the late Abacha unless he got a 20 per cent cut.

Mr Bagudu claimed he had an interest in the stolen funds and would only back down if paid $30 million, a condition Mr Tinubu’s government was compelled to agree to since it was determined to recover the stolen funds.

The move to block the repatriation underscored Mr Bagudu’s brazenness and probable influence on the incumbent president, who still allows him to occupy the ministerial position.

That Mr Bagudu is allowed to function as a key member of Mr Tinubu’s administration despite his documented financial misdeeds has done little to inspire the U.S. confidence that Mr Tinubu will be any different from his predecessors.

People's Gazette: https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-continued-nigerias-massive-corruption-by-appointing-treasury-looter-atiku-bagudu-to-cabinet-u-s-govt

For the president to allow Yahaya Bello case to go on means he is ani corruption

That is the gospel truth

So much rot

Even the US knows how morbidly corrupt the druggie and certificate forger is hence everyone around him must be a hardened criminal by default. So nothing new.

This government and corruption are like 5&6.

eridi:
For the president to allow Yahaya Bello case to go on means he is ani corruption

That is the gospel truth

you self believe the movie script they are acting for you people.

Racoon:
Even the US knows how morbidly corrupt the druggie and certificate forger is hence everyone around him must be a hardened criminal by default. So nothing new.

Oga you will be picked up. I dey tell you. You are over 40 years old and you are still not wise.

US are confused, what did they do ever since to arrest him before he became a president

This gossip blog has started again, where's the report from the US not attached abi the owner of PG is a staff in the white house to know the discussion in the white house.

Who doesn't know that Gazette NG is trashy

Zxcvbnmghtr:


Oga you will be picked up. I dey tell you. You are over 40 years old and you are still not wise.

40 bawo. That old man is close to 60.

Raskimonojendor:

40 bawo. That old man is close to 60.

If he is asked to come and defend his careless utterances that is when his family will start begging members of the public.

Even David Hundeyin don calm down since Tinubu became President because he knows too well.

But on a serious note. Cyber security are picking bloggers and mischievous commenters.

Gibberish!

Who gave the US moral grounds to accuse Hos Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

These morafvckers don’t even know their jurisdictions, and always trying to interfere in matters they have no relations with.

Same US government that could not account for 60% of 4 trillion Dollars? Same US that its pentagon has failed audit for 6 years in a row?

The US should please STFU! No one gives a flyin morafvckin fvck about their opinion.

If they so desperate to make analyse matters, they should start with homelessness, immigration, drug abuse, child marriage and declining standard of education.

Morafvckers!

CoronaVirusPro:
Gibberish!

Who gave the US moral grounds to accuse Hos Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

These morafvckers don’t even know their jurisdictions, and always trying to interfere in matters they have no relations with.

Same US government that could not account for 60% of 5 trillion Dollars? Same US that its pentagon has failed audit for 6 years in a row?

The US should please STFU! No one gives a flyin morafvckin fvck about their opinion.

If they so desperate to make analyse matters, they should start with homelessness, immigration, drug abuse, child marriage and declining standard of education.

Morafvckers!

So, you actually believed U.S said anything? This report is obviously a lie.

ElSudani:


So, you actually believed U.S said anything? This report is obviously a lie.

Oh!

Thanks for the heads-up!

It’s something the US can always do. Interfering in nations businesses

Please where is the US document to back this?

Adenugay:


People's Gazette: https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-continued-nigerias-massive-corruption-by-appointing-treasury-looter-atiku-bagudu-to-cabinet-u-s-govt

Raskimonojendor:
Who doesn't know that Gazette NG is trashy

Is it gazette or the story ? Leave gazette and duel on the story. Did bagudu involve himself in corruption if yes what has gazette have to do with your mental health?

US government should getat. When there were supposed to speak up on the issue of Tinubu drug and and certificate forgery case they kept mute.

The US should go to hell what do they expect from the administration of a known documented drug lord? Their institutions have the golden opportunity to stop the notorious drug lord from becoming president but refused to expose him probably due to selfish secret agreements they must have signed.

The US should go to hell what do they expect from the administration of a known documented drug lord? Their institutions have the golden opportunity to stop the notorious drug lord from becoming president but refused to expose him probably due to selfish secret agreements they must have signed with him.

So much rot

Yahaya Bello must be arrested.

Tinupoo knows, he's busy recycling his drug business associates into government offices.

I weep for my country 😢..

Anyway I laugh in Swahili 😂😂

Adenugay:


People's Gazette: https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-continued-nigerias-massive-corruption-by-appointing-treasury-looter-atiku-bagudu-to-cabinet-u-s-govt

Do you know what this is?

It is Yahaya Bello behind the masquerade.
Evading arrest
Throwing dart from the dark.

To Yahaya Bello it is turn by turn. Everyman will definitely account for his stewardship

The title of this thread is confusing me

reconstruct it pls

Atiku Bagudu, Thiefņubu, Gandollar are all birds of a feather
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