Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has described the news report that he instituted legal action against the citizenship or otherwise of the former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as stale and false.
This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu made available to newsmen on Wednesday.
According to the statement, “the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has never filled any case before any court in the country challenging the citizenship of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
“The matter in contention was part of the 2019 pre-election matters instituted by a Civil Society Organization – the Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa in suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 in respect of which Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was made a co-defendant.
“The issue had already been widely reported by the media since April, 2019. It is unfortunate that stale news stories capable of causing confusion are repackaged and presented to the general public as current news.”
