The Director of Digital and Social Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign organization, Femi Kayode, has denied that Bola Tinubu was convicted of heroin trafficking.
Newsonline reports that Femi Fani Kayode said those who alleged that Tinubu was convicted lied, stating that Tinubu did an out-of-court settlement and was never convicted by any US court for drug trafficking.
Kayode said, “BAT was neither indicted nor convicted of drug trafficking or anything else in the USA. This is a fact and it’s the bottom line.” He argued that “those that have labeled him a drug baron due to an out-of-court settlement and repatriation of funds in the U.S. 30 years ago are ignorant and misinformed.
“They have no idea of how the American justice system works and I would urge them to go and find out.”
The former Minister of Aviation further added that the US Ambassador would not have visited the former Lagos State governor if there was any case against him in the United States.
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Femi Kayode said the report which made its way to social media on Tuesday and the US court documents were the desperate handworks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“If Asiwaju was a drug baron and if he was wanted in America I doubt the U.S. Ambassador would have visited his campaign office a few weeks ago to wish him well.
“If he was a drug baron that is wanted in America I doubt that he would have avoided extradition all these years considering the power, hatred, fury and venom of his numerous enemies and many detractors.
“If he was a drug baron he would not be the leading contender for the presidential election & the man to beat next year. The opposition is desperate and are doing all they can to discredit him before February next year.”
Kayode further said the loss of steam in creating disharmony among Tinubu supporters using a Muslim-Muslim ticket was responsible for the opposition to resurrecting a case in which the US embassy in Nigeria clarifies that the APC presidential candidate has no case to answer.
“They started with the Muslim/Muslim ticket issue, it lost steam and failed and now they have resorted to this and revisited an issue that was rested, settled and clarified by the American Embassy in Nigeria itself in 2003.
“Despite their desperation these dirty tactics, mudslinging and campaign of calumny against a profoundly good man that has done so much for our county will not work,” he said.
