A United States lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, has disowned a letter purportedly written by the firm, predicting the loss for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, in the presidential election holding on Saturday.
“My signature has been forged. Ballard Partners has not conducted any survey research on behalf of the People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria,” said Ballard.
“The entire contents of the letter are false, and no individual employed by Ballard Partners has been involved in any of the actions cited in this phony letter.”
Ballard Partners, founded by Florida-based lobbyist Brain Ballard, was hired by PDP last year ahead of general elections to help the party “maintain political and security conditions free of intimidation and interference”. Read more