US lobbying firm hired by Atiku offers to help Adeniyi Adeyemi seek asylum over PFIPC scandal
A US lobbying firm has offered to assist Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the director of a non-existent Nigerian government agency, in seeking asylum. Adeyemi alleges high-level corruption involving Nigerian officials and the misappropriation of World Bank funds.
Why it matters
The case highlights potential international corruption and the complexities of whistleblower protection in high-stakes political scandals.
Von Batten-Montague-York, LC, a US-based lobbying firm, says it is prepared to assist Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the “controversial” presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC), in seeking asylum and whistleblower protection.
The article reports on the claims made by the lobbyist and the individual without taking a definitive stance on the truth of the allegations.
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