The
United States government says it has no information on the alleged crimes
committed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha.
The
acting Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Lagos, Frank Sellin, said
this in an email sent to The Punch on Tuesday.
Sellin
said this in response to an enquiry made by our correspondent regarding
allegations that the President’s wife was wanted in the US and was avoiding
travelling to the country.
In
a message, Sellin said, “Thank you for the inquiry. We have no
information to provide on this matter.”
The
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, had, last month, alleged that Mrs. Buhari
was involved in the $185m Halliburton scandal.
While
reacting to the freezing of his Zenith Bank accounts by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, Fayose claimed that the wife of the President was
a wanted person in the US.
He
had said, “Even the President cannot claim to be an angel. The estate he built
in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted in the Halliburton scandal. When
that American, Jefferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was
mentioned as having wired $170,000 to Jefferson.
Her name was on page 25 of the
sentencing of Jefferson. We can serialise the judgment for people to see and
read.”
Fayose
repeated the claim in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi.
He said Aisha refused to travel with the President to the US because of her
involvement in the scandal.
Source:The Punch
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