- Presidency Denies Reports of Tinubu Visiting US Vice President
- Ajayi described the report as false and misleading
- Daniel Bwala, had indicated that President Tinubu and President Trump share a common interest in combating insurgency and terrorism
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has dismissed claims that the Nigerian President is scheduled to meet US Vice President J.D. Vance on Tuesday.
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a statement shared on his official X handle on Monday, Ajayi described the report as false and misleading. He clarified that any meeting at the White House would involve US President Donald Trump, not the Vice President.
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“There’s a Sahara Reporters story that President Tinubu is going to the US on Tuesday to see US Vice President J.D. Vance. That story is not true. I can see that the fake news by Sahara has become the basis for some uninformed commentaries since yesterday. If President Tinubu is going to the White House, he won’t be going to see a Vice President,” Ajayi wrote.
Earlier, the Presidency, through the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, had indicated that President Tinubu and President Trump share a common interest in combating insurgency and terrorism. Bwala said the two leaders could meet either in Abuja or Washington, D.C., in the coming days.
“Both President Tinubu and President Trump have a shared interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” Bwala wrote on X.
He added that Trump had supported Nigeria by authorizing arms sales, which Tinubu’s administration has utilised in its counterterrorism efforts. Any differences regarding whether terrorists in Nigeria target specific faiths, Bwala noted, would be addressed directly by the two leaders during their meeting.
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