A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, says a federal court in Washington, D.C., has formally received and docketed its proposed filing seeking permission to participate in the ongoing legal dispute involving records connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The firm announced that its Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae and accompanying notice of evidentiary exhibits had been received by the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
An amicus curiae filing allows a person or organisation that is not directly a party to a case to present information or arguments that may assist the court.
The development adds another dimension to the continuing legal and political controversy surrounding records connected to Tinubu in the United States.
The lobbying firm has been publicly campaigning around the case and has sought to place additional material before the court.
The latest filing does not, by itself, determine the merits of the underlying dispute. Any decision on whether the firm will be permitted to formally participate through an amicus brief remains a matter for the court.
The case has attracted considerable attention in Nigeria because of its potential political implications ahead of the 2027 presidential election.