The U.S. show: Mrs. Buhari had indicated that the reason for her visit was to hold discussions with aid organizations on how to help the women and children facing starvation in the north eastern part of Nigeria, but critics differ accusing the First Lady of lavishing millions of Dollars to paint the wrong image of her past deeds


♦ Why she was allowed in the U.S ♦ More than a million dollars spent on legal consultants, media campaign, and event organizers

♦ Why the regime backtracked from cooperating with the US in locating and returning funds stolen by corrupt government officials.

International Guardian – Houston TX/

While the allies of Nigerian ruling party and government celebrate the First Lady, Aisha Buhari’s visit to the United States, sources of the State Department reveals otherwise. “Her visit is neither a guilty verdict nor a proof of innocence. We don’t just arrest persons without a course, and that course has a process. The simple fact is that her case is open, and she has not yet been indicted for specific reasons, so she’s entitled to visit,” a top official of the States Department stated.

It may be recalled that after the documents implicating Mrs. Buhari in a money-laundering case (See document – Page 23) involving a former United States congressman, William J. Jefferson was revealed, Buhari’s regime allegedly instigated a media campaign claiming it was a different Aisha Buhari that was mentioned in the case. The regime further intensified its determination to shield the First Lady’s involvement after it was learnt the United States Department of Justice had reopened the case.

Mrs. Buhar’s possible indictment in the scam was hindered in July 21, 2008 after a district judge in Virginia declined to request the U.S. government to invoke a treaty with Nigeria to make specific individuals involved in the case available to testify. It may be recalled that a former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar and the wife, Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, who were involved with Rep. Jefferson were accused of scheming to bribe, and were subpoenaed by a federal court in Virginia. A district judge however, declined to request the U.S. government to invoke an accord with Nigeria to facilitate the process.

The William Jefferson’s scandal resurfaced in bold news headlines, after the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, reiterated Mrs. Buhari’s involvement in the scam, daring her to visit the United States. The Governor’s challenge ignited a renewed panic in Buhari’s regime over a possible indictment and arrest, prompting the First Lady to cancel her scheduled trip to Colorado for the World First Ladies’ Conference.

It may be recalled that after the documents implicating Mrs. Buhari in a money-laundering case involving a former United States congressman, William J. Jefferson was revealed, Buhari’s regime allegedly instigated a media campaign claiming it was a different Aisha Buhari that was mentioned in the case.
It may be recalled that after the documents implicating Mrs. Buhari in a money-laundering case involving a former United States congressman, William J. Jefferson was revealed, Buhari’s regime allegedly instigated a media campaign claiming it was a different Aisha Buhari that was mentioned in the case.

International Guardian reliably gathered that Buhari’s regime collaborated with a team of paid lobbyists in Washington D.C. to ascertain the current status of the case before Mrs. Buhari’s could travel to the U.S. An anonymous government source alleged that more than a million dollars was spent on lobbyists, media campaign, and to various event organizers who facilitated multiple photo-taking events for the First Lady. The campaign was obvious. For example, a caption that accompanied a series of photos emailed to our newsroom, read; “Please help us circulate these photos in your highly valued media – we want to put Governor Fayose to shame.”

Mrs. Buhari had indicated that the reason for her visit was to hold discussions with aid organizations on how to help the women and children facing starvation in the north eastern part of Nigeria, but critics differ accusing the First Lady of lavishing millions of Dollars to paint the wrong image of her past deeds.

“It’s a challenge to the Buhari regime, and they felt they needed this trip to save face, and they spent quite a lot to get here,” said an anonymous guest who witnessed the First Lady as she was received by a cheering group of Government loyalists on her arrival. In sheer condemnation, Nancy Bolton, an Austin TX – based humanitarian consultant familiar with West African issues described Mrs. Buhari’s visit as a “staged-show put out at a very wrong time”. “With nearly quarter of a million children severely malnourished in Nigeria’s Borno state, spending millions to clean her image in a case clearly in the public domain does not make sense,” Bolton said.

“With nearly quarter of a million children severely malnourished in Nigeria’s Borno state, spending millions to clean her image in a case clearly in the public domain does not make sense,”
Nigeria Food Crisis: “With nearly quarter of a million children severely malnourished in Nigeria’s Borno state, spending millions to clean her image in a case clearly in the public domain does not make sense,”



Late July, International Guardian reported how diplomatic options of Aisha’s case is being explored and resolved before she could visit the United States. (See publication). The regime, it was gathered engaged pricey government lobbyists and legal advisors to explore Aisha’s foreign immunity options under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). FSIA –defines the jurisdiction of United States courts in suits against foreign states – where a foreign state generally is immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of another sovereign state.
An anonymous government source alleged that more than a million dollars was spent on lobbyists, media campaign, and to various event organizers who facilitated multiple photo-taking events for the First Lady.
An anonymous government source alleged that more than a million dollars was spent on lobbyists, media campaign, and to various event organizers who facilitated multiple photo-taking events for the First Lady.

The Buhari’s regime did not officially addressed this matter, but Mrs. Buhari had skipped previous U.S. invitations for allegedly fear of arrest. For instance, in August 2015, Mrs. Buhari was scheduled to lead four other First Ladies; from Ghana, Mozambique, Gambia and Rwanda to Houston for a conference about African women in leadership positions but did not show up.

Investigations of Mrs. Buhari’s suspected money laundering case was purportedly reopened after President Buhari in his first visit to the United States solicited assistance in prosecuting cases involving Nigerian public officers. In July 2015, The United States said it would assist Nigeria in locating and returning funds stolen by corrupt government officials. United States also donated technology equipment to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enable the anti-corruption agency enhance its fight against crime.

Buhari’s regime however backtracked after it was discovered that core members of his administration, allies, past Nigeria leaders, and possibly his own wife could be indicted if the United States proceeded. Documents from the United States Justice Department, it may be recalled, revealed that Aisha Buhari, was used as conduit and engaged in fraudulent wire transfers from her Nigerian account in favor of Congressman Jefferson via the ANJ Group LLC.

Jefferson’s case was made famous by the $90,000 in what prosecutors said was bribe money that the FBI found stuffed into his freezer, and a legal battle over the raid of his Washington office. He was convicted in August 2009 in U.S. District Court in Alexandria of 11 counts that included bribery, racketeering and money laundering. Jurors acquitted Jefferson of five counts.

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/criminal-fraud/legacy/2012/06/01/11-06-09jefferson-sent-memo.pdf


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Interesting. From Aisha can never enter US without being arrested to naa she was in Qatar not US and now saying her entry into US was negotiated or the arrest will come later.
Come on, spare me, this has become very ridiculous.

You people should leave this woman alone, justice shall take its course

I think justice should decide this

I can't help but

APC is a comedy party. the actors are nothing but joke.

I am already drinking 5 bottles of gulder just for this news.

I knew when she left the American press will shred her visit and the facts would come out . This is really a hoax of a govt

But 1 million dollars sha it's a wa o

But they said she didn't visit US. Guardian news, u want heartache

There is no reputable newspaper in Houston Texas called International Guardian.

She had to make this move to save her marriage.....

Okay

That is not the issue here. Nobody is God. Nobody knows if Mrs Buhari is guilty or not guilty. Fayose dared her to set foot in the USA, and she has done exactly that. For now Fayose, IPOB touts, PDP rascals, Ugandans should shut up forever.

bokohalal:
There is no reputable newspaper in Houston Texas called International Guardian.

I'm not in Houston, are you there ?

It's all so funny. Formally these cows and idiots were all like 'she cannot go to the US'. Now they are churning out articles one every minute, preaching how and why Aisha cannot be arrested. There are over one thousand articles already. When your kpomo eating governor was telling her to go to America, you all didn't know she could not be arrested? Now like lost sheep and wall geckos they keep flocking after their lord and saviour Fayose. Wait or sorry, wail till 2023. Clowns!

[quote author=RZArecta post=48313294][/quote]you could only cross out my comment on your own space. Erase my post now! Why don't you erase it? Mtcheeeeew.

e don happen. aisha cassandra halliburton is a crook. like husband like wife.

no wonder cassandra's govt no dey talk about repatriating nigerian loot in america. dem no wan breeze blow dem yansh.

We yoruba and fulani muslim followers of Buhari know that International Guardian News USA is owned by Nnamdi Kanu and all the Journalist there are IPOB members. Thank you.

[quote author=RZArecta post=48313294][/quote]you could only cross out my comment on your own space. Erase my post now! Why don't you just erase it? Mtcheeeeew!

Lifestone:
Interesting. From Aisha can never entered US without being arrested to naa she was in Qatar not US and now saying her entry into US was negotiated or the arrest will come later.
Come on, spare me, this has become very ridiculous.

did u even read d article very explosive.
rid urself of zombiesm today.

drss2:
did u even read d article very explosive.
rid urself of zombiesm today.

No I didn't. Since you've red it, its Ok. But i am simply sick and tired of this Aisha saga. You guys should get a life.
I am neither a zombie or wailler.
I am a Nigerian

RZArecta:
I'm not in Houston, are you there ?

Just Google Houston Newspapers.

Who takes this soft-sell serious anymore. Useless media house.

Befor she can't visit, now she has spent tax payers money. Pls compare her trip to that of pej. She was modest enough to do the trip in a British airways jet with a small team yet, you ignore pej who will have our presidential jet and another back up jet on standby while her doctor attends to her in Germany. Pej will embark on such trip with our presidential jet and a full community of pple. You guys are worse than hypocrites, u are hippopotamus. If una nor get word to talk Make una look for dirty handkerchief to clean una mouth. Kpians forming noblemen.

This rogue media outfit is pro ipob from day one. Their columnist are ena ofugara and Anthony obi ogbo et al. Can any good news come out of a media house that only found its pen and voice when Jonathan was deservedly defeated at the polls. Agbaya journalism ... A news media published in the US, where an election battle is on, but have more than 90% of their political news on buhari's govt and family. What a skewed focus.

I did a check on some of their writers and discovered they were nonentities. Non of them is mentioned in Wikipedia. They are mostly faceless junk writers. Useless ugadans forming journalists.... Ara!

bokohalal:


Just Google Houston Newspapers.

I'm interested only in credible information no matter the source, if you have something to counter this just post it here