Latest reports say the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, will no longer travel to the US on Monday.

According to a Premium Times report,  Buhari’s trip to the US was cancelled because the United States-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which invited the former head of state to its programme scheduled for Monday, has cancelled the event.

CSIS’s director of the Africa programme, Jennifer Cooke, made the disclosure in an email she sent to the online news portal on Friday.

She, however, explained that the cancellation of the trip was because of a change in Buhari’s schedule.

In response to an earlier enquiry, the organisation had said the APC presidential candidate was invited to its Washington headquarters “to give a major public address on Nigeria’s future as it stands on the edge of a pivotal national election.”

Cooke, in her response to this newspaper’s enquiry on Friday, said: “First, I want to make you aware that, because of a change in his schedule, Gen Buhari will not be travelling to the United States, and the event on Monday has been cancelled.”

She explained that the leading presidential candidates were invited to enable them to share their perspectives on the elections.

“The CSIS Africa Program issued almost identical invitations to both leading political candidates (President Jonathan and Gen. Buhari) to share their perspectives on Nigeria’s forthcoming elections and Nigeria’s future more broadly,” Cooke said.

“There is considerable interest among U.S. policymakers and the Nigerian Diaspora community in the February 14 elections, and an interest in hearing from both candidates first hand their thoughts on how best to ensure that the elections will be free, fair, credible, and peaceful.

“The Africa Program has no position on which candidate should or will be successful.”

She said over the year, the programme had provided a neutral ground to profile the views of different relevant institutions and political parties.

According to her, “Over the course of the last year, through the CSIS Nigeria Election Forum, the CSIS Africa Program has provided a neutral venue to profile a range of views from Nigerian civil society organizations, political leadership of both parties, and government officials.

“The series has aimed to convey to a U.S. policy audience what is at stake in the forthcoming elections and support efforts to ensure that the electoral process is free, fair, credible, and peaceful.”

It will be recalled that Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan, both front runners in the February 14 presidential election, were invited by the organisation to speak on Nigeria’s future.

However, some reports had surfaced that Buhari, who had planned to make the trip to the US on Saturday, ahead of the event scheduled for January 26, was travelling to the US on medical grounds.

This more or less explains why the CSIS cancelled the event and not why Buhari cancelled his trip. Or what am I missing?

braine:
This more or less explains why the CSIS cancelled the event and not why Buhari cancelled his trip. Or what am I missing?

The US tried to fool the world by picking their preferred candidate(s) and organizing a dumb event . On the contrary, Buhari being a jihadist won't be going to his enemies soil because his fellow jihadists won't be happy with him honoring the USA's invitation.

Note that these jihadist don't mind learning/studying in the US even though they nurse their hatred.

mrborntodoit:


The US tried to fool the world by picking their preferred candidate(s) and organizing a dumb event . On the contrary, Buhari being a jihadist won't be going to his enemies soil because his fellow jihadists won't be happy with him honoring the USA's invitation.

Note that these jihadist don't mind learning/studying in the US even though they nurse their hatred.

you people have different theories to justify ur stupid propaganda ,you people claimed he was banned from entering d USA DAT did not hold water now dis thing u write ,nothing will stop d wind of change blowing .

SAI BUHARI.

deriod:


you people have different theories to justify ur stupid propaganda ,you people claimed he was banned from entering d USA DAT did not hold water now dis thing u write ,nothing will stop d wind of change blowing .

SAI BUHARI.

May God rule your life the way Buhari ruled Nigeria from 1983-1985, say amen

So why did he accept the invitation in the first place? Did it occur to you that something else could have come up?

mrborntodoit:


The US tried to fool the world by picking their preferred candidate(s) and organizing a dumb event . On the contrary, Buhari being a jihadist won't be going to his enemies soil because his fellow jihadists won't be happy with him honoring the USA's invitation.

Note that these jihadist don't mind learning/studying in the US even though they nurse their hatred.

braine:
So why did if accept the invitation in the first place? Did it occur to you that something else could have come up?

It's always more polite and cunning to accept an invitation then excuse one's self at the dying minute than outrightly decline an invitation hereby creating enmity .

mrborntodoit:


It's always more polite and cunning to accept an invitation then excuse one's self at the dying minute than outrightly decline an invitation hereby creating enemimity .

But then, critically thinking about the Nigeria-United States relationship; I don't think we/he have/has any problem since the relationship has been severed anyway.

Despite all the conspiracies this man would be our president come 29 and d earlier people start getting used to it d better for their sanity.He has been destined to restore nigeria.
Meanwhile,d only reason he has cancelled his trip is because the US secretary of state,John Kerry is expected in Nigeria today 25/1/15.
GMB till otuoke becomes capital of Niger-Delta country

mrborntodoit:


May God rule your life the way Buhari ruled Nigeria from 1983-1985, say amen

& may God rule yours d way GEJ ruled Nigeria in Jesus name ,amen fire ,may God treat ur life d way GEJ is treating issues like security ,unemployment ,education etc in Jesus name ,fire.

mrborntodoit:


May God rule your life the way Buhari ruled Nigeria from 1983-1985, say amen

May urs b ruled d way GEJ PEJ FAYOSE n PDP has being ruling .


say Amin!!!!!

Godiloveu:



May urs b ruled d way GEJ PEJ FAYOSE n PDP has being ruling .


say Amin!!!!!

Respond to mine 1st

braine:
But then, critically thinking about the Nigeria-United States relationship; I don't think we/he have/has any problem since the relationship has been severed anyway.

The Nigeria/US relationship has been smooth especially after all sanctions levied on us during Abacha / IBB regime has been removed but then since we started dealing directly with china (by the Gej administration) the US hasn't been comfortable with GEJ. They seem to always find fault in everything he does and this is one of the reasons they refused to sell us arms even though they sent their military trainers and instructors to aide and train our army but it still went sour as GEJ refused to be a toy in their hands.

Then they resulted to media ranting,they even went as far as sending a professional campaign team to realize Buhari and APC campaign,anything to remove Gej the hanging bone in their neck will do.

deriod:

& may God rule yours d way GEJ ruled Nigeria in Jesus name ,amen fire ,may God treat ur life d way GEJ is treating issues like security ,unemployment ,education etc in Jesus name ,fire.

Answer my own 1st

Mr Integrity breaks another promise. Chickens out at the final moment.

Caseless:
Hogwash!

Make your research of knack your china phone for wall