Atiku to Tinubu: You invoked China standard, let’s apply it to $460k forfeiture
Having chosen China as his benchmark, he unwittingly invited Nigerians to examine the very standard he thought would embarrass Atiku Abubakar,” the statement said. Atiku stressed that he has “never been indicted or convicted by any court in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world for corruption, narcotics offences or, indeed, any criminal offence whatsoever. “China is renowned for its uncompromising approach to narcotics-related offences and public accountability.
- ▪Having chosen China as his benchmark, he unwittingly invited Nigerians to examine the very standard he thought would embarrass Atiku Abubakar,” the statement said.
- ▪Atiku stressed that he has “never been indicted or convicted by any court in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world for corruption, narcotics offences or, indeed, any criminal offence whatsoever.
- ▪“China is renowned for its uncompromising approach to narcotics-related offences and public accountability.
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Home » Atiku to Tinubu: You invoked China standard, let’s apply it to $460k forfeiturePoliticsTop News Atiku to Tinubu: You invoked China standard, let’s apply it to $460k forfeiture Muideen Olaniyi July 25, 2026 Share Add as a preferred source googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-6861913-2'); }); Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the presidency’s attempt to invoke China in attacking him as a “monumental own goal,” saying the comparison has only exposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to greater public scrutiny.
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