Von Batten Montague York L.C. has accused London based magazine The Economist of laying the groundwork to explain away what the firm described as what many Nigerians believe is President Bola Tinubu ongoing plan to rig the upcoming Nigerian presidential election.
In a statement, the firm said that in less than a week, The Economist was once again shaping a narrative around Nigeria’s political situation that could be used to explain a possible election outcome.
The firm pointed to what it described as a notable absence from The Economist coverage, saying the magazine had published or posted about Tinubu alleged FBI heroin trafficking records zero times.
It argued that the alleged records should be newsworthy, particularly because, according to the firm, a sitting president of Nigeria has hired four lawyers to oppose their release.
Instead, the firm accused The Economist of gaslighting the world through articles that, in its view, suggest Nigerians are simply too stupid or too disorganized to vote their alleged heroin trafficking president out of office.
The firm also invoked the history of the United States and Britain, recalling that the United States stopped taking orders from London in 1776. It then said it was time for Nigerians to do the same.
In an earlier post, Von Batten Montague York L.C. made another series of allegations against European governments and The Economist, claiming that Europeans had officially launched an operation to ensure that Tinubu remained in power.
The firm cited The Economist statement that Nigerians dislike their president but may reelect him anyway. It connected that coverage to Tinubu’s visits to London and Paris, saying the president’s international engagements had raised questions about what he was doing in the two European capitals.
The firm also contrasted the United States under President Donald Trump with France under President Emmanuel Macron.
According to the firm, the United States under Trump stood on principle and made clear that an alleged heroin trafficker had no place beside the American president or in the White House.
The firm contrasted that position with Macron’s decision to welcome Tinubu to the Élysée Palace in Paris. It described the French president’s reception of Tinubu as further evidence of what it called a European effort to keep the Nigerian president in power.
The firm concluded its earlier statement by repeating its claim that the puppet strings are real.
