NGA U.S.-based lobbying firm linked to former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar claimed that its founder, Dr. Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million and invited to a secret meeting in London to stop his campaign against President Bola Tinubu. The firm alleges the offer came from someone connected to Tinubu and that the money was tied to ending claims about Tinubu's alleged involvement in heroin trafficking. The firm says Von Batten refused the offer, saved the communication, and reached out to Atiku's team to verify the connection. In response, President Tinubu's media adviser, Sunday Dare, dismissed the claims as speculative and demanded proof, including documents or named sources, calling them unverified political claims.
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