From Abacha’s Cash to Tinubu’s Inner Circle: Gilbert Chagoury’s Rise in Nigeria

Gilbert Chagoury is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman convicted in Switzerland for laundering funds stolen during Sani Abacha’s rule. He later signed a deferred prosecution agreement in the US over illegal election interference. Today, he is Nigeria’s largest private infrastructure contractor and holds a State House confidante title under President Bola Tinubu. He also received the country’s second-highest national honour. This investigation traces his journey from scandal to influence. It reveals how Nigeria’s political economy often rewards proximity to power over accountability. Sources are cited in the pinned comment.

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