I am not on US watch list — Atiku

 I am not on US watch list — Atiku

By Emmanuel Awosika

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ex-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has debunked rumors circulating that his name on the watch list of the United States.

He described the false reports as a ploy to distract Nigerians from the recently announced Visa and travel bans on some individuals by the US government.

He also stated that he has never been found guilty of any crime by the United States Justice Department or any foreign institution.

This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday through Atiku’s spokesperson, Paul Ibe.

According to Ibe, Atiku and his family were not involved in any illegal activity to warrant being banned from entering the US.

He also reminded Nigerians that the former Vice President had visited the US ahead of the 2019 Presidential election in Nigeria.

The statement reads: Atiku Abubakar is not under any US watch list, neither has he been charged, or will ever be charged by the United States Justice Department or any other in a foreign jurisdiction.

These ‘new’ reports are a desperate gambit to recast these discredited accusations. They are meant to divert the attention of Nigerians from the recent statement by the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr Mike Pompeo, announcing visa and travel bans for certain unnamed but notorious individuals.

“Moreover, the timing of this report, less than 24 hours after the Edo state gubernatorial elections, should give some thought to thinking people.”

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