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Atiku Challenges Tinubu to Explain $20bn Projects Linked to Chagoury

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By Mandy Park Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide detailed explanations on about $20 billion worth of government projects reportedly linked to Lebanese-Nigerian businessman and longtime presidential associate, Gilbert Chagoury. Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the issues reportedly raised by The Economist had heightened concerns over procurement practices under the Tinubu administration and raised questions about transparency, accountability and possible conflicts of interest. According to…

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Atiku questions EFCC’s Independence after Tinubu’s directive

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ADC presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar By Mandy Park Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the independence of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the reported court order freezing the Osun State Government’s bank accounts. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that the President’s intervention has undermined repeated assurances that anti-graft agencies operate without interference from the…

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