#2023: I Didn’t File Suit Against Atiku’s Citizenship — AGF, Malami

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami,SAN has not instituted legal action on the
citizenship or otherwise of the former Vice President, Federal
Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu
Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of
the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday the 7th
day of April, 2021.

The Honorable Attorney General of the Federation and 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.

According to the statement, 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.

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami,SAN has not instituted legal action on the
citizenship or otherwise of the former Vice President, Federal
Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu
Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of
the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday the 7th
day of April, 2021.

The Honorable Attorney General of the Federation and 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.

According to the statement, 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.