The Presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu was scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday to meet with United States Vice President J.D. Vance, describing the story as “false and misleading.”
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, toom to his Facebook page to debunk the claim on Monday morning, saying the report, originally published by Sahara Reporters, had already fueled “uninformed commentaries” across social media.
“There is a Sahara Reporters story that President Tinubu is going to the U.S. on Tuesday to see U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. That story is not true,” Ajayi wrote. “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.”
LEADERSHIP reports that the rebuttal came amid heightened diplomatic tension following the US President Donald Trump’s recent threat of possible military action in Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians.
Recall that over the weekend, Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy Communication, had said via X (formerly Twitter) that the president would “soon meet with President Trump” to discuss the US president’s controversial remarks.
However, Ajayi’s clarification effectively dismissed claims of any immediate visit or meeting involving the American Vice President.
As of press time, the Presidency has not confirmed any official travel plans for President Tinubu concerning direct talks with the US government over the redesignation of Nigeria as a ‘county particular concern’ (CPC) over alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria.
