Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala has strongly criticized a U.S court ruling that directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other drug enforcement agencies to release any records they have concerning President Bola Tinubu.
The order was issued by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The judge ruled that withholding the records was unjustifiable, stating that protecting such information from public disclosure is “neither logical nor plausible.”
The court’s decision came in response to a legal challenge by Aaron Greenspan, who accused U.S. law enforcement agencies of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Greenspan’s petition is believed to be tied to the widely reported forfeiture of $460,000 by Tinubu to the U.S. government in 1993, linked to narcotics trafficking allegations.
Reacting to the development, Bwala dismissed the ruling outright, labeling it “mischievous and politically mechanised nonsense.”
He also questioned the timing and visibility of the ruling in the media, saying, “They claim the order was given on Tuesday, but it never saw the light of the media until Sunday.”
Bwala further accused political opponents of exploiting the issue for attention: “There is nothing these opposition under the auspices of coalition for a wild goose chase cannot try to do to keep relevance.”
