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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and some US lobbyists have agreed to the sale of state-owned and controlled oil company.

According to a source close to one of the lobbyists who was actively involved in Mr Abubakar securing a waiver to enter the US, a deal has been reached.

The source who did not agree to be named said that the sale of the state-owned oil company was part of the deal that helped Atiku secure the waiver.

“I can tell you that he (Mr Abubakar) and some prominent lobbyists entered into a deal before he came to the United States.

“They have agreed that Nigeria’s state-owned oil company will be sold to a group of people including a Russian consortium which was very influential in bringing him to the US.

Mr Abubakar has repeatedly stated that he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company if elected President in the February 16 election.

He also bragged that he will sell the company to his friend, adding that, he has a right to enrich his friends but not his family.

In a Reuters report, U.S. government officials said Mr Abubakar’s travel ban was waived temporarily by the U.S. State Department after lobbyists mounted a campaign among congressional lawmakers arguing that the administration should not snub the leading challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 16 election.

One person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said Atiku was allowed to enter because the United States saw little benefit to creating bad blood with the man who might be the next leader of Africa’s most populous nation and the continent’s biggest oil producer.

Lobbyists hired by Atiku said they sought to overcome resistance at the State Department by securing support from members of Congress for the visit, as well as arguing that the top U.S. official for African affairs, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, had an obligation to encourage democracy in the seventh most populous country in the world.

Reuters report that Atiku’s whirlwind visit to Washington last month was put together with the help of two U.S. lobbying firms.

Holland & Knight was hired by Atiku personally in December to help him secure a visa, in part by enlisting members of Congress to request one on his behalf, according to a lobbyist for the firm. It has been paid $80,000 so far.

Ballard Partners was hired by Atiku’s political party at a rate of $90,000 per month in September, before Atiku emerged as the party’s candidate, according to U.S. disclosure filings.

The firm’s lobbyists worked to set up a meeting with Nagy, arguing it would show that the United States wanted to encourage free and fair elections in a country where graft is endemic.

“We are not asking the administration or anyone to take sides, but to merely demand the same level of freeness and fairness,” Ballard lobbyist Jamie Rubin told Reuters.

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and some US lobbyists have agreed to the sale of state-owned and controlled oil company.

According to a source close to one of the lobbyists who was actively involved in Mr Abubakar securing a waiver to enter the US, a deal has been reached.

The source who did not agree to be named said that the sale of the state-owned oil company was part of the deal that helped Atiku secure the waiver.

“I can tell you that he (Mr Abubakar) and some prominent lobbyists entered into a deal before he came to the United States.

“They have agreed that Nigeria’s state-owned oil company will be sold to a group of people including a Russian consortium which was very influential in bringing him to the US.

Mr Abubakar has repeatedly stated that he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company if elected President in the February 16 election.

He also bragged that he will sell the company to his friend, adding that, he has a right to enrich his friends but not his family.

Atiku is ready to do anything to become Nigeria president,God will perfect His wish for this nation.Isaiah 7:7,thus says the Lord God,it will not stand neither shall it come to pass every agenda of the wicked elders for this nation,IJN

Baawaa:
Atiku is ready to do anything but God will perfect His wish for this nation

Rumours are spread by ignorant folks , and accepted by FOOLS.

Rumour dies when it hits a wise person's ears .

Baawaa, you're obviously not wise .

Op try harder. This propaganda can't work but wait why are you worried when you are sure Buhari will win

This is to say you are convinced Atiku/Obi will be your president and VP soon

Fear in the enemy camp

NaijaRoyalty:
Rumors are spread by ignorant folks , and accepted by FOOLS.

They are more than fools bro... any propaganda and lies manufactured by Lie Mohammed and his laptop crew are easily accepted by them. One begins to think if they have common sense


No matter the propaganda, Atiku has come to stay and he's our next President

Shey this Op get sense so.try harder next time. Nigeria and indeed Nigerians can not be mentally ill like you zombies that have sold their conscience for porridge

Fake news.the fear of defeat by APC is really giving them sleepless night

J

Zeemam:
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and some US lobbyists have agreed to the sale of state-owned and controlled oil company.

According to a source close to one of the lobbyists who was actively involved in Mr Abubakar securing a waiver to enter the US, a deal has been reached.

The source who did not agree to be named said that the sale of the state-owned oil company was part of the deal that helped Atiku secure the waiver.

“I can tell you that he (Mr Abubakar) and some prominent lobbyists entered into a deal before he came to the United States.

“They have agreed that Nigeria’s state-owned oil company will be sold to a group of people including a Russian consortium which was very influential in bringing him to the US.

Mr Abubakar has repeatedly stated that he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company if elected President in the February 16 election.

He also bragged that he will sell the company to his friend, adding that, he has a right to enrich his friends but not his family.

In a Reuters report, U.S. government officials said Mr Abubakar’s travel ban was waived temporarily by the U.S. State Department after lobbyists mounted a campaign among congressional lawmakers arguing that the administration should not snub the leading challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 16 election.

One person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said Atiku was allowed to enter because the United States saw little benefit to creating bad blood with the man who might be the next leader of Africa’s most populous nation and the continent’s biggest oil producer.

Lobbyists hired by Atiku said they sought to overcome resistance at the State Department by securing support from members of Congress for the visit, as well as arguing that the top U.S. official for African affairs, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, had an obligation to encourage democracy in the seventh most populous country in the world.

Reuters report that Atiku’s whirlwind visit to Washington last month was put together with the help of two U.S. lobbying firms.

Holland & Knight was hired by Atiku personally in December to help him secure a visa, in part by enlisting members of Congress to request one on his behalf, according to a lobbyist for the firm. It has been paid $80,000 so far.

Ballard Partners was hired by Atiku’s political party at a rate of $90,000 per month in September, before Atiku emerged as the party’s candidate, according to U.S. disclosure filings.

The firm’s lobbyists worked to set up a meeting with Nagy, arguing it would show that the United States wanted to encourage free and fair elections in a country where graft is endemic.

“We are not asking the administration or anyone to take sides, but to merely demand the same level of freeness and fairness,” Ballard lobbyist Jamie Rubin told Reuters.

Fake news

Mynd44

Even if Atiku will sale Nigeria to Germany, France and China not even USA, me and my entire family will still vote for Him.
Buhari has not only sold the North East to Chadians, he has now concluded plans to sell the entire Country to his Nigerien Brothers from Niger
republic.
These signs are there already, Nigeriens are now imported massively to take over our country and its governance.
True Nigerians will be happy to be governed, owned or even be slaves to United States of America than Nigerien marauders from Niger republic.
Are we better than South Afirca that are controlled by Americans and Europeans? So na Nigeriens, Malians and Chaldians that are better?
ATIKULATED WE ARE!!!

Say no to vote buying
PDP WILL WIN APC-hain IN SOUTHWEST.1. Snake swallowed N36 million in Jamb office;
2. Monkey stole N70million in WAEC coffers;
3. Rats chased president out of office in Aso Rock Villa;
4. 10million jobs lost within 3years;
5. $25billion misappropriated at NNPC due to inflated contract;
6. $43m at Ikoyi house scandal still a mystery;
7. CBN confirms that Buhari's Government withdrew $3.2billion from NLNG Dividend Account in 3 years;
8. Cows became more valuable than human life;
9. Technically defeated Boko Haram overran our ill- equipped military that allegedly receives billions of naira on security votes;
10. Corruption now wears dollar babariga and invincible to EFCC;
11. Money keep disappearing from NHIS, NBC, NPA, to NEMA, NNPC, even the "saintest Osibade" got involved in N5.8b scandal;
12. Approximately 13 million children dropped out of school in 2018 alone;
13. Nigeria became the poverty capital of the world;
14. Debt profile increased from N9trn to N23trn in 3yrs;
15. NYSC certificate now turned to toilet paper, wasted effort;
16. The U.S President called the Nigerian president lifeless;
17. Pump price of petrol increased from N86 - N145, yet workers monthly salary remain constant since 2015 while prices of every commodity, services, transport etc increased
More and more;Daily Mirror, a UK Daily revealed that Buhari having numerous Bank Accounts in UK where £250,000 grants are paid to him and his children's school fees are paid in various UK Universities. These are undeclared assets. Yet All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for buhari's resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* Show me the asset declaration of 2015 of Buhari stating the Buhari had $157,000usd which his son used to buy power bike? All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for buhari to resign and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
* Show me the asset declaration of 2015 showing that Buhari had N2.5billion naira which his wife Aisha had claimed that her Adc has stolen. All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for Buhari to resign and Buhari is still fighting corruption.