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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar might have scaled the first hurdle as he aims at contesting as a Presidential candidate in 2019.

In a recent report by Punch Newspaper, the United States Department of Justice has denied having any record that indicates that Atiku has a pending lawsuit in the US.

It was also reported that a spokesperson for the US DOJ, Peter Carr said, “Thank you for reaching out to us. I have checked the public court records, and they do not show cases filed against a defendant named Atiku Abubakar.”

On the allegations about being wanted in the U.S. in connection with any issue of money laundering, Carr replied: "Visa issues are confidential under section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If your question is specifically about entry – not about visas per se – I would refer you to the US Customs and Border Protection."