Alleged Drug Trafficking: Tinubu Will Be Embarrassed If He Dares to Attend UNGA — American Firm

A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has warned that President Bola Tinubu could face embarrassment if he attends the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

The firm made the claim in a post published on its verified X account on Monday, while also asserting that a proposed private meeting between Tinubu and United States President Donald Trump would not take place during the UNGA.

According to the firm, some members of the Trump administration have allegedly made it clear that Trump would not hold a private meeting with Tinubu, whom the firm described as an alleged heroin trafficker.

The allegations made by the firm have not been established as fact in the statement.

Von Batten-Montague-York, however, acknowledged that Tinubu, as the President of Nigeria, would be able to travel to New York to participate in the UNGA under the access and transit protections available to representatives of UN member states.

“We look forward to President Tinubu attending the UNGA next month. Unfortunately for President Tinubu, he is going to be embarrassed at the UN,” the firm said.

It further claimed that world leaders attending the gathering would be aware of the allegations against the Nigerian president.

“From reports we have seen, from South Africa to Italy, world leaders attending the UNGA will be fully aware of the heroin-trafficking allegations against President Tinubu,” it added.

The firm also threatened to activate what it described as a plan to publicise the allegations in New York if it received the necessary authorisation.

“If we are authorised, we will put into operation our plan to ensure every New Yorker within a six-mile radius of UN Headquarters learns about President Tinubu’s alleged role in smuggling poison (heroin) onto American soil,” the statement read.

The UNGA is scheduled to bring together world leaders in New York in September for the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The latest comments by Von Batten-Montague-York come amid heightened speculation over whether Tinubu and Trump will meet during the gathering.

Nigerian authorities have not, in the statement provided, responded to the latest claims by the US-based firm.