An Abuja-based firm, Legacy Logistics (LLC) has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, of refusing to pay $5.9 million which was allegedly used to procure a United States visa for the former Vice President in 2018.

The company made this known via a letter by its law firm, Jurispetus Associates, and addressed to Atiku.

The company noted that it procured a U.S. visa for the PDP presidential candidate on October 15, 2018.

The letter read: “We are solicitors to Legacy Logistics LLC Ltd (hereinafter referred to as our client and on its behalf and instructions we write you:

“Our client briefed us:

“That you instructed your legal representative Prof. Maxwell Gidado, SAN, and your advisor, Dr Samuel Cornelius to seek the services of our client to process and procure United States of America visa on your behalf.

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“Consequent upon your instruction, a scope of service agreement was entered into dated 15 October 2018.

“The service our client was to provide based on the agreement was specified in the addendum to the scope of service agreement.

“Our client diligently executed the agreement and you were successfully issued the United States of America visa which same was delivered to you.

“You subsequently used the said visa and travelled to the United States of America whereby your teaming supporters and admirers in Nigeria and the World over applauded you.

“Your Excellency sir, you have intentionally refused and neglected to honour your part of the service agreement despite repeated demands from our client,” the company stated.

Reacting, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, described the company as “extortionists”.

The Star had reported that Atiku, who arrived in the United States last Thursday for political campaigns ahead of the 2023 general election, met with some officials of the U.S. States Department led by the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Molly Phee, in Washington DC.

Until 2019 when he was able to enter U.S. under a brokered deal, the PDP presidential flag-bearer was barred from entering the country since he left office in 2007 as Vice President.

The United States Government indicted him over allegations of corruption and money laundering in the sum of $40 million involving him, a former U.S. Senator, Williams Jefferson, and his fourth wife, Jennifer Douglas, who is a U.S. citizen.

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