Legacy Logistics has accused Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of refusing to pay $5.9million
which was allegedly used to process a United States visa for him.
In a letter addressed to the presidential candidate, the
company through its law firm, Jurispetus Associates, said the agreement was
entered into on October 15, 2018.
“We are solicitors to Legacy Logistics LLC Ltd (hereinafter
referred to as our client and on its behalf and instructions we write you,” the
letter stated.
“Our client briefed us that you instructed your legal
representative Prof. Maxwell Gidado, SAN and your advisor, Dr Samuel Cornelius
to seek the services of our client to process and procure United States of
America visa on your behalf.
“Consequent upon your
instruction, a scope of service agreement was entered into dated 15 October
2018.
“The service our client was to provide based on the
agreement was specified in the addendum to the scope of service agreement.
“Our client diligently executed the agreement and you were
successfully issued the United States of America visa which same was delivered
to you.
“You subsequently
used the said visa and travelled to the United States of America whereby your
teaming supporters and admirers in Nigeria and the World over applauded you.
“Your Excellency sir, you have intentionally refused and
neglected to honour your part of the service agreement despite repeated demands
from our client.”
ATIKU’S CAMP CALLS
FIRM ‘FRAUDSTER’
When contacted, Gidado, Atiku’s lawyer, said the allegation
is an attempt to extort money from the PDP standard bearer.
“My take on the
allegation above is that the authors of the allegation are simply fraudsters
and extortionists,” he said.
“There has never been any legally binding contract between
Atiku Abubakar and themselves. Neither has there been any of that between me
authorised by Atiku Abubakar as claimed by them with themselves.
“So this their contraption is nothing but an attempt to
extort money from Atiku Abubakar. The legal team of Atiku Abubakar are on top
of the matter and they will soon be hearing from them.”
Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesperson, also described the claimants
as “extortionists”.
In December 2018, Recall that Atiku was issued a US visa
after being unable to visit the country for 13 years.
His row with the US authorities began after the FBI
investigated a bribery scandal involving William Jefferson, former US
congressman, in 2004.
Atiku was accused of demanding a bribe of $500,000 to
facilitate the award of contracts to two American telecommunication firms in
Nigeria.
The FBI had searched his residence in the posh neighbourhood
of Potomac, Maryland, but no money was found.
The investigators had videotaped Jefferson, who was the
congressman representing Louisiana, receiving $100,000 worth of $100 bills
which he claimed was meant for Atiku, but the former vice-president has
consistently denied the allegation.
Despite Atiku’s claim to innocence, the controversy never
fully abated.
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