A United States lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, don raise questions about di timing of one proposed Nigeria-US mining agreement wey Nigeria and America plan to sign for di United Nations General Assembly for New York.
Di matter come up on September 2026, as mata still dey around US government records wey concern President Bola Tinubu and one ongoing case under America Freedom of Information Act.
Nigeria and di United States dey prepare memorandum make Dem for take understand the cooperation for mining and critical minerals. Di agreement go cover areas like mineral exploration, mining, processing, adding value to minerals and refining.
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, don earlier meet United States Embassy representative Keith Heffern for Abuja. Di meeting follow earlier mata for Washington between Nigerian officials and pipo connected to US national-security and supply-chain policy.
Di Federal Government say Nigeria get large deposits of minerals, including gold and lithium, and e dey try bring plenti foreign investment for di mining sector. Government to talk say e dey improve geological information and digital records so investors fit understand di kontri mineral resources better.
But Von Batten-Montague-York, one Washington-based lobbying and political-advisory firm, say di timing of di proposed agreement fit create questions because e happen while one US court matter about FBI and DEA records connected to Tinubu still dey continue.
Di firm claim say e receive information from people wey e call as highly placed Nigerians, Talk say pipo around di Nigerian Presidency dey privately talk say America don already receive sometin in exchange for favourable treatment. But di firm itself clearly admit say e never independently verify those claims and e no present dem as established fact.
Di lobbying firm also raise concern about reports of possible meeting between Tinubu and US President Donald Trump during di UN General For to di firm, di combination of diplomatic engagement, proposed mining cooperation and di unresolved records matter fit create questions about how people go understand di situation.
However, as things stand, no independent evidence don establish say Nigeria offer mining concessions, money or any oda benefit to US officials in exchange for blocking FBI or DEA records.
Di proposed mining agreement emself dey come from Nigeria’s wider plan to develop di solid-minerals industry make go bring international capital. Government say di partnership with America dey focus on critical minerals and stronger supply chains, especially minerals wey important to modern industry and energy technology.
Di FBI and DEA records matter na separate legal issue. Reports say American transparency campaigner Aaron Greenspan dey pursue one Freedom of Information Act case concerning US government records connected to historical investigations involving Tinubu. Tinubu’s legal team don also been involved in court proceedings around di release of di records.
Reports don talk different parts of di records dispute and di political arguments around di lobbying firm.Von Batten-Montague-York don repeatedly call for release of US records concerning Tinubu.
One beta point be say di lobbying firm don dey publicly campaign around di records mata and e don reportedly work for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Because of dis political connection, claims from di firm require independent verification before dem fit become established facts.
For now, wetin dey clearly documented be say Nigeria and America dey pursue stronger cooperation for mining, di proposed agreement fit come up around di UN General Assembly, and di FBI/DEA records dispute still dey attract public and political attention. But no evidence don establish say di mining agreement dey connected to any attempt to influence US law-enforcement records.
US lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York don question di timing of Nigeria-US mining agreement as controversy around Tinubu FBI and DEA records continued.
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