Nigerian ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has admitted that its candidate and ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu, forfeited the sum of $460,000 to the United States government in 1993 following a drug trafficking allegation. This was stated in a court document filed by the party before the presidential electoral tribunal in response to a petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who is seeking the annulment of Tinubu's victory in the February 25 election.
Forfeited Drug-linked $460,000 Decision Was Against Accounts In Tinubu’s Name, Not Tinubu Himself, APC Tells TribunalThis was stated in a court document filed by the party before the presidential electoral tribunal in response to a petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party , Peter Obi, who is seeking the annulment of Tinubu's victory in the February 25 election.
SaharaReporters exclusively reported in September 2008 how Tinubu was involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana, led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. He claimed Tinubu's forfeiture of funds to the US government over drug trafficking allegations shows the former Lagos State governor committed infractions that should disqualify him from running for office in Nigeria.
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