The United States government says it has no information on the alleged crimes committed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha.
The acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Lagos, Frank Sellin, said this in an email sent to our correspondent on Tuesday.
Sellin said this in response to an enquiry made by Punch Newspaper regarding allegations that the President’s wife was wanted in the US and was avoiding travelling to the country.
In a message, Sellin said, “Thank you for the inquiry. We have no information to provide on this matter.”
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, had, last month, alleged that Mrs. Buhari was involved in the $185m Halliburton scandal.
While reacting to the freezing of his Zenith Bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Fayose claimed that the wife of the President was a wanted person in the US.
He had said, “Even the President cannot claim to be an angel. The estate he built in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted in the Halliburton scandal. When that American, Jefferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having wired $170,000 to Jefferson. Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of Jefferson. We can serialise the judgment for people to see and read.”
Fayose repeated the claim in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi. He said Aisha refused to travel with the President to the US because of her involvement in the scandal.
(Punch Newspaper)
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Where are the haters and supporters of the "thug governor"?
ReplyDeleteFayose is so clueless that he never gets anything right!
It's so annoying that even with the evidences of corruption staring at him in the face, he's still making mouth. I'm not surprised really...empty barrels make the loudest noise. His types like Olisa Metuh and Fani Kayode have already been put to shame after making a hell of a noise.
In a sane society, Fayose should have been long gone with the key role he played in the ekitigate scandal.
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Unintelligent being,I hope you are now ashmaed at the level of your stupidity...next time think before you open your mouth...it's just an advise..."we have no information to provide"is the key word here...analyse it properly,and tell us how it translates to an exonoration..
DeleteMadam you can then visit USA Abi? So as to shame Baba Fayose kwwo?
ReplyDeleteBut the embassy emails does not remove the cloak of suspicion on Aisha. All looters should have a day in court and jail if not able to defend themselves. Whether fayose or Aisha
ReplyDelete@anonymous 4:00am, don't be a fool, the enquiry was made at the wrong place and reply was simple, “Thank you for the inquiry. We have no information to provide on this matter.” Has this exonerated her? The answer is no, she should travel to the US full stop.
ReplyDeleteI tire for that guy oo...they do not have information on the matter,does not mean the issue doesn't exist...this matter is very simple,let her visit USA..
DeleteHaving no information does not mean yes or no its a neutral statement. God help us in this world of deceith we are in.
ReplyDeleteUS consulate in Lagos? The headline made it seem like Obama himself exonerated her in detail. US indeed. What nonsense fluff reporting. How does a blank, FU/F-off reply from a general mailbox of the Lagos embassy exonerate her? "We have no information to provide on this matter" simply means they cannot respond on such matters especially to some punk newspaper's email. This is junk reporting NE. Truly the lowest, dirtiest kind of false reporting.
ReplyDeleteBless you bro...your intelligence is really amazing...
DeleteI took my time to go thru the article but I didn't see the email sent by the so called acting public affairs of U.s, or any solid proof to such conversation! Anyway so long as am concerned that's means nothing to me!! Let her travel to U.s case closed!! I refused to be decieved by this govt cos they are capable of any thing.
ReplyDeleteAisha Buhari should then stop avoiding going to the USA. Let her go and clear up herself other than some men in Nigeria here giving us some political statement
ReplyDeleteI think the problem we have in Nigeria is inability to read in-between the lines or probably we read upside down. There is a saying that says "if you want to hide anything from a black man, put it in print". The acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate simply says "Thank you for the inquiry. We have no information to provide on this matter.”...Has this statement exonerates her?
ReplyDeleteThe statement has neither exonerate nor incriminate her. So, what's the problem here? The whole thing is 'pari passu'. You still stand where you're.
Delete“Thank you for the inquiry. We have no information to provide on this matter.” The keyword here is "provide." You don't expect the embassy to provide you with information that is within the purview of the court. Also, a lot comes into play when it comes to international relations (Diplomacy). US may even prefer to keep the case under wraps in order to have their way in Nigerian matters. Call it leverage, if you like. Follow the executive's body language vis a vis USA.
ReplyDeleteno fraud information or no information ... what type of journalism is this? the no information can already be construed as exonerating but to write "No Fraud" that just shows you up as FRAUDULENT !!!
ReplyDeleteStory why is it taking this long abeg visit US
ReplyDelete"we have no information to provide on this matter" is a staled comment like i am not interested in this stuff or i cant comment on this because i am not authorised to do so. It also could mean that i am not the agency involve in the investigation hence cannot say anything in this regards. It could mean that such information is highly classified on the need to know basis therefore enquiry from Punch Newspaper is not in the category of those to access such information. On other hand it could mean that they sincerely have no information on the subject person in that regards. So it neither said Yes nor No in vindicating the SUSPECT. ITS JUST COMMON SENSE.
ReplyDeleteGame games game.
ReplyDeleteWhen will all these biafraud stop making senseless comments on this platform? The earlier the better please.
ReplyDeleteAboki,who dashed you a phone.
DeleteFor all those saying she should visit the US, I'm sure if you all process it for her she would go. Some of us just type rubbish here, it's not like she's been travelling all over the world and US invited her and she refused to go. I also wanna believe that if she was actually involved in the scam, it would have been out since especially during the period before the elections. All these are just efforts to drag PMB and his family down
ReplyDeleteFunny enough the information has been online for long just that Fayose reignited it that's all. If she agrees i will personally sponsor her to and fro including accommodation for her and her entire entourage, let her just say yes that's all.
DeleteStory,! Tell to visit USA.
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