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The United States Department of Justice has denied having any record that indicates that Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has a pending lawsuit in the US.

In an email to our correspondent on Friday, a spokesperson for the US DOJ, Peter Carr said, “Thank you for reaching out to us. I have checked the public court records, and they do not show cases filed against a defendant named Atiku Abubakar.”

This was stated as a response to
SUNDAY PUNCH’s request for information on whether Abubakar is wanted in the US in connection with any issue of money laundering.

The mail also asked the department to confirm whether Abubakar has been banned from entering the US and if there is any court case against him concerning the Halliburton scandal which resulted in the conviction of a US lawmaker, William Jefferson.

Asked if it is true that the ex-vice president (now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress) was banned from entering the US, the American official said the issue was confidential.

He said, “Visa issues are confidential under section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If your question is specifically about entry – not about visas per se – I would refer you to the US Customs and Border Protection.”

Last week, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, had implied that Abubakar was avoiding a visit to the US because he might be charged with a case of money laundering.

He reacted to Abubakar’s interview which he granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s quarterly publication, Zero Tolerance, where he had accused the Kaduna governor of corruption by offering him Transcorp’s shares.

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dunkem21:


El- Rufai should bury his head in shame..

Since he has been exonerated from all manner of corruption from the US and Nigeria.. It is time to kick off our campaign..

Atiku, just a little oil to service our machines

Benikuuse:
Atiku Keep On Campaigning I Will Never Vote For You. Why Can't People Like You Go And Rest? You Have Done Your Part. You Had The Chance As The Vice President To Make A Big Change But You Didn't Why Coming Now? Or You Want To Kill Us All Like Buhari Is Doing Now? If You Contest For Presidency, Me And My Househood Will Not Vote For You.

IVORY2009:
Your vote will not count, forget it!!

TonyeBarcanista:
Why can't Atiku take a trip to the USA to prove his accusers wrong?

Atiku is just being deceived by the confused iPad yoots, he won't win any state in 2019!


Nonsense

TonyeBarcanista:
Why can't Atiku take a trip to the USA to prove his accusers wrong?

Atiku is just being deceived by the confused iPad yoots, he won't win any state in 2019!


Nonsense

seunmsg:
El-Rufai and Atiku are brothers. They can tear at each other for as much as they want, e no concern me. Southerners should stop taking side when northerners are fighting, they are really not worth the troubles. When it is time to come together to push a common front, they will unite.

dunkem21:
At least he will win the IPAD states

Nebuchadnezar:
you're a zombie but you and your comment deserves 10 bottles of gulder beer + 1 parcel of ganja to dilute it

see i can assure you that 80% of Southerners careless about atiku vs Elrufai
we're just enjoying the fun.

nonsobaba:
This news can't make Atiku president na. Why the celebration by ignoramuses? Let his houseboy Peter Obi continue following him about like a goat on leash because of greed to be VP. After running around, he will retire back to his mother's house in Agulu.

Nebuchadnezar:
you're a zombie but you and your comment deserves 10 bottles of gulder Big stout beer + 1 parcel of ganja to dilute it

see i can assure you that 80% of Southerners careless about atiku vs Elrufai
we're just enjoying the fun.

Nebuchadnezar:
bro let me tell you atiku is yet to impress SE/SS including opposition SW
a few words can fool us but moreover i prefer him anytime that buhari
as for that loafer tonyebarcanista his opinion is limited to nairaland
Igbos will vote massively for atiku if they decides to do so and there's nothing his petty articles can do about it.
nobody forming somebody

dunkem21:
Atiku has not even said he is contesting anything but he is politically matured and less of a bigot like El.

We're just having fun

Imagine the same people that clamored for Atiku to spite GEJ are the ones telling us how corrupt he is..


The way wey I go take campaign for Atiku eh

Nebuchadnezar:
hehehehehehe you too like amebo too

seunmsg:
El-Rufai and Atiku are brothers. They can tear at each other for as much as they want, e no concern me. Southerners should stop taking side when northerners are fighting, they are really not worth the troubles. When it is time to come together to push a common front, they will unite.

Nebuchadnezar:
oops big stout? but why rule out ganja? you're missing something if you've never experienced the taste and aroma of weed
taste it and you'll love it