Atiku didn’t use Tambuwal’s immunity to visit America – Omokri

By Adeleye Kunle

The former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Reno Omokri has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not use Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s immunity to travel to the United States of America.

A few Nigerians on social media have alleged that in 2018 Atiku travelled to the US hiding under the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki’s immunity to escape arrest.

Since his trip to the US, a post on social media claimed that the PDP candidate used Tambuwal’s immunity this time.

Omokri in a post on his verified Facebook page, Saturday described the statement as silly noting that Nigerian Governors do not have immunity outside the country.

“Nigerian Governors have no immunity outside Nigeria. Which is why a serving Governor Alamieyeseigha was arrested in London. Even serving American Governors do not have immunity in America, which is why a serving Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, and a serving New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, were arrested, charged, and in the case of Blagojevich, convicted, he added.

He wrote “Even serving foreign heads of state, who break US and international law, can be arrested in the United States, which is why Manuel Noriega, a serving head of state of Panama, was arrested and tried in the US, where he served a prison sentence in Miami, Florida.