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Revealed- US Chamber Of Commerce Refused To Welcome Atiku Over FBI Charge

They were kept waiting for one hour at the outer gate before being allowed in to meet the assistant to the Secretary of State's Personal Assistant who then told them that her boss, the P.A., was too busy to meet them.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar was alledegly denied audience with the US Chamber of Commerce.

 

Newsonline reports that Femi Kayode who disclosed this on Sunday said the former vice president was denied audience with Us Chamber of Commerce Chief because of a money laundering case which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has Atiku.

 

Kayode further revealed that contrary to pictures posted by the Peoples Democratic Party on the social media handle, the PDP presidential candidate was denied access for one hour by the Chamber of Commerce.

 

Kayode wrote, “There was confusion when Atiku and his boyfriends arrived at the State Department after pleading for a visit.

 

“They were kept waiting for one hour at the outer gate before being allowed in to meet the assistant to the Secretary of State’s Personal Assistant who then told them that her boss, the P.A., was too busy to meet them.

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“Amongst the first questions she asked is which country they came from, whether they got into the U.S. lawfully and legally, whether their visas were valid and whether they had been tested for aids and ebola.”

 

The APC chieftain and Director of Social and Digital communication of Tinubu campaign organization added, “After much begging and pleading they were allowed in for a quick meet and greet and a guided tour of the building by the assistant to the Personal Assistant of the Sec. of State after which they were asked to leave.”

 

“The P.A. to the Secretary of State said he and his boss had no time to meet a failed and treacherous former VP who had shady ties with malevolent forces in the Middle East and who could end up being prosecuted by the FBI sometime in the future.”

 

Kayode mocked, “Soon they will deny all this happened and ask one or more of their many garrulous and asinine spokesmen to do their job and say that the trip was a ‘great success’.”

 

The PDP presidential campaign organization spokesman, Daniel Bwala is yet to respond to the allegation from the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organization.

 

Former senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who was one of the delegates on the tour, on 29 October, with a picture to back up their visit wrote on his Twitter handle, “At the US State Department meeting with Molly Phee, the Assistant Secretary—Bureau of African Affairs, we discussed finding solutions to our national security issues, our nation’s economy, and strengthening our democratic and governance institutions.”

 

picture posted by Saraki on their visit
NewsOnline Nigeria

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