There is no doubt the US lobbying firm is determined to let out the truth for the first time. Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington, D.C.-based Republican policy advisory and lobbying firm is pushing President Bola Tinubu very hard over the alleged heroin trafficking.
The firm took to its X handle this morning to announce that it had reported the matter to US congress, having decided that it’s far beyond just a Nigerian question.
“Members of Congress and senior congressional staff returned to Washington today, and we wasted no time,” the firm posted, added that it “immediately began reaching out to our friends on Capitol Hill” to brief them on the matter.
The center of the discussion is the allegation that President Bola Tinubu was involved in heroin trafficking during 1980s and 1990s – the allegation Tinubu has been consistently denying since 2023.
“Our message was clear: these allegations are not merely a Nigerian domestic political matter,” it added.
The firm argued that allegation of that weight was worth careful consideration by policymakers as it raises serious questions that affect America’s homeland interests as well as its roles as a major player in global stage.
Specifically, it wanted the lawmakers to examine “whether President Tinubu represents a strategic asset or an increasing national-security liability.”
This is another major escalation and an obvious campaign piece that would sweeten the opposition rhetorics in already charged environment ahead of Nigeria’s general elections in 2027.