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 complete particulars of the $700 billion mining deal signed between Nigeria and America.
Von Batten-Montague-York made this identified in a submit on its verified X deal with on Thursday.
The firm mentioned it took the motion after President Bola Tinubu refused to disclose the main points 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 saved at midnight.
“This time around, he is not dealing with Europe, and we are not in Nigeria. We are in the United States, a country where the rule of law still 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 want to know what was signed in their names regarding their God-given natural resources,” it added.
The firm famous that Americans have an curiosity in understanding what was agreed and what protections exist for affected communities, promising to publish the paperwork as soon as it receives them.
“We fully support the United States’ push to secure access to critical minerals, but we strongly believe that the United States must not become like China while trying to outcompete China,” it mentioned.
The Presidency has not but reacted to the FOIA submitting.
