The Presidency refuted claims that President Bola Tinubu would visit the White House on Tuesday to meet with US Vice President J.D. Vance. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, posted on X on Monday that the report was “false and misleading.”
> This clarification follows US President Donald Trump’s threat of possible military action against Nigeria over the alleged persecution and killing of Christians, and his recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC).” The US President cited ongoing violence against Christians and the government’s failure to protect religious minorities, though the Nigerian government has strongly denied persecuting any religious groups.
> Reacting to the report of Tinubu’s alleged White House visit, the Presidency said the publication was fueling “unnecessary speculation and uninformed commentary.” Ajayi clarified that if President Tinubu were to visit the White House, the meeting would be with the U.S. President, not the Vice President. He wrote: “There is 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.”
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