SHOCK: American Journalist Reveals How Atiku Bribed His Way Into US After 12 Years
IGBERE TV reports that, “A popular US Journalist identified as Judd Legum has taken to his Twitter page to expose the former Vice president of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who went to Washington DC, United State to meet with the US officials.
Below is what the journalist wrote on Twitter:
“1. After being banned from entering the U.S. for 12 years, this man showed up at the Trump Hotel last Thursday.
The previously untold story of how he got there illustrates how you can buy influence in Trump’s Washington.
Let’s go.
2. You might have heard of Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria, because the FBI alleged he demanded a $500K bribe from former Rep William Jefferson. That was the guy with cash in his freezer who is currently serving a 13 year jail sentence
3. Abubakar was also featured in a 2010 Senate report called “KEEPING FOREIGN CORRUPTION OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.” It detailed how Abubakar funneled $40 million in “suspect funds” into the U.S.
Siemens admitted to sending a $1.7 million bribe
4. A former government official told Popular Information that, pursuant to a presidential proclamation targeting foreign corruption, Abubakar was barred from obtaining a U.S. visa.
5. His inability to travel to the US was becoming a major issue in Abubakar’s campaign for president. Elections are next month.
Then everything changed.
What happened?
Abubakar inked a $1.1 million lobbying contract with a man named Brian Ballard
6. Ballard is one of the most connected lobbyists in the Trump orbit. He ran Trump’s Florida operation and before that was a lobbyist for the Trump org in Florida.
Since Trump was elected he’s signed up a slew of A-list clients like Amazon and Uber.
7. After a 12 year ban, a couple of months after hiring Ballard, Abubakar was in the U.S. — he even met with a Congressman and spoke to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce”
