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Vol 67 No 8

Published 17th April 2026


Nigeria

Atiku wants election help from Washington

The former Vice-President has hired US lobbyists to exploit the Trump’s administration’s enmity towards President Tinubu

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has become the latest Nigerian politician to throw money at K-Street lobbyists, hiring Von Batten, Montague, York on a US$1.2 million retainer as he positions himself for a seventh run at the presidency.

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