Donald Trump who will be inaugurated as the 45th American president today, Friday,
January 20, 2017 has reportedly shuned president Muhammadu Buhari to his inauguration ceremony but invited the for president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan.
Buhari was among the first world leaders to congratulate him, after he
floored Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the elections last
November.
In a statement released on Thursday by Buhari’s media aide, Malam
Garba, the presidency said: “Gentlemen, I think we should respond to
refute this falsehood. The US does not invite Heads of State or President
to the inauguration of their
Presidents. Our President could therefore, not have been snubbed.”
This comes as rumours have been circulating on social media that
Trump chose Buhari’s predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, as Nigeria’s
representative at the ceremony.
Buhari has since flown out of the country to the United Kingdom, on a
10-day annual leave.
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