Tinubu’s lawyers admit errors in US court filing over drug probe, seek amendment

President Bola Tinubu’s lawyers have acknowledged errors in an earlier United States court filing and asked permission to replace it with an amended version.

According to Sahara Reporters, the October 1 motion was filed in the ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan.

The lawyers said errors in Part 1.c concerned references to 1993, Tinubu’s public office and a comparison involving student enrolment.

“The point of part 1.c is that the underlying investigative events that transpired in 1988-1992 occurred decades before the Intervenor was elected to the Presidency of Nigeria,” they said.

They acknowledged the argument had been expressed “inadequately and incorrectly.”

“Both issues occurred during the drafting and revising process by the undersigned counsel, occurred unintendedly, and were not found and edited prior to filing,” they said.

The lawyers maintained that “the substance of the argument in part 1.c remains unchanged.”

Greenspan did not oppose the correction.