The appointment is significant because Von Batten’s firm was hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar earlier this year under a $1.2 million, 12-month agreement to provide government-affairs and strategic-advisory services in the United States.
Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., in a statement posted on its X account on Wednesday, alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, received an unsolicited offer of $3 million “a few days ago”, alongside an invitation to a confidential meeting in London.
The industrial action, which extended to public schools, disrupted administrative and academic activities in parts of the state, particularly Osogbo, as workers stayed away from their duty posts and students were sent home following the withdrawal of teachers.