A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, says it has filed a Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, request to get the total particulars of the $700 billion mining deal signed between Nigeria and America.
Von Batten-Montague-York made this recognized in a put up on its verified X deal with on Thursday.
The firm mentioned it took the motion after President Bola Tinubu refused to disclose the small print of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to Nigerians.
It added that it has heard the voices of Nigerians demanding transparency over the MoU signed by the Nigerian Presidency and the United States.
According to the firm, the Tinubu administration has signed many offers with Europe and borrowed billions of {dollars}, but Nigerians are stored in the dead of night.
“This time round, he’s not coping with Europe, and we’re not in Nigeria. We are within the United States, a rustic the place the rule of legislation nonetheless exists,” it mentioned.
Von Batten-Montague-York additional said that it filed the FOIA request with the US State Department on Thursday morning, asking for the signed mining MoU and all data about the way it was negotiated.
“Nigerians need to know what was signed of their names concerning their God-given pure assets,” it added.
The firm famous that Americans have an curiosity in realizing what was agreed and what protections exist for affected communities, promising to publish the paperwork as soon as it receives them.
“We totally assist the United States’ push to safe entry to vital minerals, however we strongly consider that the United States should not turn out to be like China whereas attempting to outcompete China,” it mentioned.
The Presidency has not but reacted to the FOIA submitting.
