Von Batten-Montague-York lists diplomatic setbacks for Tinubu, his administration in USA
By OUR REPORTER
“The US gained access to $700 billion in mines while President Tinubu got nothing,” it claimed, describing the alleged outcome as an achievement.
Von Batten-Montague-York has listed a series of alleged diplomatic and political setbacks suffered by President Bola Tinubu and his administration in the United States, claiming that efforts to secure a White House meeting, a photo opportunity with President Donald Trump and congressional support for the Nigerian leader were unsuccessful.
The organisation made the claims in a strongly worded social media post in which it questioned the outcome of what it described as a reported $9 million engagement in Washington, DC.
“We have long concluded that President Bola Tinubu and co live in perpetual delusion,” the organisation declared.
Among the setbacks it listed was the blocking of a planned meeting between Tinubu and Trump on the sidelines of the recently held 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) engagement, alongside unsuccessful efforts to arrange a photo opportunity involving the two leaders and a meeting at the White House.
Von Batten-Montague-York also claimed that efforts to secure US support for Tinubu’s presidential campaign against other candidates, as well as backing from congressional leadership, had been unsuccessful.
On economic relations, the organisation alleged that the United States had gained access to mining assets valued at $700 billion, while Nigeria had received no corresponding benefit under Tinubu’s administration.
“The US gained access to $700 billion in mines while President Tinubu got nothing,” it claimed, describing the alleged outcome as an achievement.
The organisation further claimed that a congressional bill targeting the Tinubu administration and election integrity had been introduced. It also asserted that the Nigerian president had been classified as a liability in the United States, without providing evidence to substantiate the claim.
In another part of the post, Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Trump and members of Congress were aware of accusations linking Tinubu to a criminal organisation involved in heroin smuggling from Nigeria into the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.
The post, however, did not provide evidence establishing the allegation, which remains unverified.
Addressing Tinubu directly, the organisation vowed to sustain its campaign against him, stating: “By God’s grace, we are only just getting started.”
It added, “We will not stop until you are one day indicted and join Nicolás Maduro. That is a promise.”
The statement did not include responses from the Nigerian Presidency, the White House or congressional leaders to the claims. The alleged diplomatic setbacks, the reported financial engagement and the mining-related claims could not be independently verified from the information provided by the organisation.
