Nigeria’s ‘election integrity’ concerns: Atiku’s camp holds talks with US congressional staff

Representatives of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have held talks with senior staff of the US House Democratic caucus over concerns about Nigeria’s electoral process.

Von Batten-Montague York, a Washington-based Page 24 lobbying firm recently engaged by the former vice-president, made a post on X about the meeting, noting that the talks were held remotely.

Today, a high-level, senior staff congressional meeting was convened remotely between @HouseDemocrats staff and representatives of former Nigerian Vice President and current presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s (@atiku) campaign,” the firm wrote.

“The meeting addressed serious concerns regarding election integrity in Nigeria, including credible allegations that the cur- rent government is working to circumvent the will of the Nigerian people through electoral manipulation.

“Participants also examined broader concerns surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s (@officialABAT) governing trajectory, including actions perceived as consolidating political power in a manner that could steer Nigeria toward a de facto one-party state.”

However, no official statement has been released by the US house of representatives or the Abubakar campaign team concerning the details of the meeting as of the time of filing this report.

Abubakar recently hired the US firm to protect and strengthen his “reputational standing” in the US.