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Obasanjo lobbying US to withdraw Atiku’s entry ban

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is lobbying US authorities to withdraw Atiku’s entry ban.

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FILE PHOTO: Afenifere group led by Chief Ayo Adebanjo joined Winners Chapel General Overseer Bishop David Oyedepo, PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and others to visit Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta
Winners Chapel General Overseer Bishop David Oyedepo led Atiku Abubakar, others to visit Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta
Winners Chapel General Overseer Bishop David Oyedepo led Atiku Abubakar, others to visit Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is lobbying US authorities to withdraw Atiku’s entry ban.

In a statement by Yekini Nabena, APC acting national publicity secretary, Obasanjo who reconciled with Atiku on Thursday is making moves to enable Atiku travel to the US.

“We have come across reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made moves to secure United States entry visa for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar, whose candidacy he endorsed on Thursday.

“It is learnt that that the former President who during and after leaving office insisted on Atiku’s unsuitability to govern Nigeria based on his knowledge of the latter’s extensive corrupt practices while he served as Vice President, is lobbying US authorities to withdraw the ban reportedly placed on Atiku from entering the United States following a 2005 $500,000 bribery scandal that involved Atiku, his fourth wife, Jennifer and former United States Congressman, William Jefferson.

“Recall that the former president while in office had deployed enormous resources of the country on a global dragnet coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in getting Atiku prosecuted for corrupt enrichment and money laundering.

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A report by the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Senator Carl Levin reported that  Atiku used offshore companies to siphon millions of dollars to his fourth wife in the United States, Jennifer Douglas while still the vice president of Nigeria between 2000 and 2008.

The report further stated that then President Bush had on the strength of his report, barred Atiku and other corrupt politically exposed persons from being issued visa to the United States, a reason for which he has been unable to travel to the United States till date.

“Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s intervention in Alh. Abubakar Atiku’s ban from the United States of America is evidence of Obasanjo’s legendary hypocrisy and self-serving interest in national affairs,” APC said.

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