Presidency Downplays U.S. Court Order on Release of Tinubu’s FBI, DEA Records
The Nigerian Presidency has downplayed the significance of a recent U.S. court ruling ordering the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release documents related to past investigations involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Reacting to inquiries from journalists on Sunday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the documents in question are not new and contain no incriminating evidence against the Nigerian leader.
“The report by Agent Moss of the FBI and the DEA report have been in the public space for more than 30 years. The reports did not indict the Nigerian leader,” Onanuga stated in a post on social media.
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He emphasized that the Presidency is not alarmed by the U.S. court directive and confirmed that legal experts are reviewing the details of the ruling.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over by Judge Beryl Howell, issued the order last Tuesday. It mandates the FBI and DEA to release all non-exempt files pertaining to past investigations linked to President Tinubu.
The ruling was the outcome of a lawsuit filed by Aaron Greenspan, founder of the legal transparency platform PlainSite, who challenged the agencies’ refusal to confirm or deny the existence of records related to the Nigerian president.
Despite renewed public attention triggered by the court’s decision, the Presidency maintains that the contents of the anticipated documents offer no new revelations and should not be a cause for controversy.
By PRNigeria
