The presidency has waved off recent U.S. court documents that surfaced online linking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a decades-old drug-related investigation in Chicago, calling the matter “dead and buried.”
According to a senior presidential spokesperson, the administration considers the case settled and irrelevant. “There is no conviction, no charge. This is simply political mudslinging recycled by desperate opponents,” the official said during a press briefing in Abuja.
But not everyone agrees. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back, saying Nigerians deserve full transparency—especially when the country’s highest office is involved.
“This is not just about politics. It’s about credibility and the image of our nation on the global stage,” Atiku said in a statement. “You cannot ignore documents filed in a U.S. federal court and pretend it doesn’t matter.”
The documents in question stem from a 1993 case in which U.S. authorities seized funds from accounts allegedly linked to narcotics-related proceeds. Tinubu was not charged, but critics argue the forfeiture alone raises serious questions.
This latest exchange is only adding fuel to an already polarized political environment. Supporters of Tinubu say Atiku is trying to distract from his own controversies and that the matter is being weaponized without context. Atiku’s camp argues the presidency is trying to rewrite history instead of answering hard questions.
As public trust in institutions wavers, more Nigerians are calling for transparency from leaders—regardless of party lines.
Whether this back-and-forth will amount to real accountability or just more political noise remains to be seen.
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