The concealed fragments of President Muhammad Buhari’s exorbitant visit to the United State are beginning to emerge, and stakes are not looking too good. Sources reveal that the White House is completely disappointed about a total lack of preparedness by the Nigerian contingent to discuss vital issues about both countries. The Obama administration also decried a poor presentation of policy needs and updates made by the Nigerian leader. “May be we are not reading from the same script, but the overall message by Barack is that they should go get themselves together, then get back with us,” a White House insider said. “We are just being polite about this because your President doesn’t seem to understand a whole lot about government,” confided another source.

The White House was disappointed that Buhari’s contingent had no presentation about working with the United States to salvage their crumbly economy. For instance, the Nigeria’s economy under Buhari has no prospects at the moment. The currency’s exchange values is worsening while the President visited without any economic crew. Nigeria has a mono-economy that is dependent largely on oil, and the United States has since suspended oil importation from Nigeria. US imports from Nigeria, mostly crude oil and other petroleum products, rose from more than 24 billion dollars in 2005 to over 38 billion in 2008, but dropped sharply to less than four billion last year largely because of America’s shale energy revolution. Yet President Buhari rendered no concerns about the impending economic consequence of these developments.

Weeks before the visit, the U.S. had communicated the significance of the visit as an opportunity to the Buhari’s regime to boot up the relations between the two countries. Under Jonathan’s administration for instance, U.S. relations with Nigeria dropped, with officials raising concerns about the government’s ability to fight Boko Haram, particularly after the kidnapping of some 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. “We informed them early enough and even asked to assist them to make considerable argument to earn exceptional U.S. support to the regime, especially in areas of security and commerce, but they blew it,” another source confided.

To make it worse, President Buhari shocked his hosts with his vastly publicized comment that the US has “aided and abetted” the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria. This comment, it was gathered angered some members of the Obama administration who now raise doubts about President Buhari’s earnestness in collaborating with the U.S. in solving his security problems.

Another blunder was made when President’s Buhari, in defense of his cabinet-selection delays, published an op-ed in Washington Post, wrongly accusing President Obama of equally delaying his cabinet selection in the initial stage of taking office. Wrote Buhari, “It is worth noting that Obama himself did not have his full Cabinet in place for several months after first taking office; the United States did not cease to function in the interim.”

“I don’t know where he got that information,” said Oshiokpekhai Utu-Orbih, a Nigerian attorney and writer based in the United States. “I am still trying to come in terms with the rationale of the above statement in the said article other than the fact that President Buhari has gone to press to lie against his host in a bid to justify his dictatorial rule over Nigeria,” Utu-Orbih said.

Utu-Orbih wrote in his own column, “After the historic election of 2008, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. On January 21, he appointed Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State; on February 2, 2009, he appointed Eric Holder as Attorney General, then Ken Salazar as Secretary of Interior on 20th January 20. Obama continued with Tom Vislack, Agriculture January 21; Ray LaHood , Transportation January 23; Stephen Chu, Energy, January 20, and Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security, January 21. I can go on and on. Must Buhari rewrite the American history because of his disdain for constitutionality?”

President Buhari had reportedly stormed the U.S. with about 229-man delegation considered the biggest in Nigerian democratic history. This contingent it was gathered, cost Nigeria about N2.2billion. Most disappointedly, the list of delegates and their level of preparedness created more doubts about the President’s commitment to issues of foreign policy and commerce: a claim echoed in Buhari’s speech during the visit – a poorly composed treatise, substantially lacking, with no connections to the objectives of his exorbitant diplomatic voyage. Obama ceremoniously praised his guest, stating that he would discuss how the two nations can cooperate on counter-terrorism and how the US “can be helpful in addressing some of the corruption issues that have held Nigeria back”. But his message also signaled a “no-deal” agreement until Buhari brings forth a credible request for collaboration and assistance, or show some seriousness in handling his current mandate.


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Una don start again?
Op why didn't you prepare PMB?

hmm

I don't know exactly how to describe the APC led government but I think it is more of a circus. Nigerians should be prepared for such ineptitude and bizzare acts until 2019.

Buhari and Apc are running a circus, a nation that is on the verge of economic meltdown went to the United States with out an economic adviser shunned business men of Nigerian origin in their meetings came back with no tangible foreign business investment and a bill of N2.2B

Well,is tru things ar not gn on fine in d country. But let continue praying for d success of dis administration.may God help us

They were more interested in making history (that Blair House- where sins and sickness are washed away once you are lodged there) and smiling sheepishly while taking pictures with Obama

Source: Wailing wailers Association! Try harder next time!!

All these hungry bloggers never get tired of posting rubbish.

Abugab:
Una don start again?
Op why didn't you prepare PMB?

If you live in Washington DC, you will understand that this is true

lib be saying one thing n some of u bloggers b saying d opposite... m not a fan of Buhari....buh this is jez weak-ked! stop hating

K

I've said it here before, anybody expecting miracles from a president that is using a motor park ticket as his certificate is only wasting his/her time.



Goodnight

Our president is so naïve as far as democracy is concern .

Ada96:
lib be saying one thing n some of u bloggers b saying d opposite... m not a fan of Buhari....buh this is jez weak-ked! stop hating

And wats their difference?

K

For real we dont need the insiders rumours to know Obama was not hearing Buhari at all.


Pictures are worth a million words!

RobinHez:

And wats their difference?

she saying something positive bout the visit ...while diz ones r busy forming shii ...

Ada96:

she saying something positive bout the visit ...while diz ones r busy forming shii ...

U dnt expect her to say something negative na

Besides...they're all bloggers...always putting their traffic interests first!

If u wanna knw wats up, u should read a newspaper

Big fat lies!
Your stock in trade!

dustmalik:
All these hungry bloggers never get tired of posting rubbish.

What is rubbish about the post? Can you point out one thing in the post that Buhari is not guilty of?

letibab:
Big fat lies!
Your stock in trade!

If you say it's a lie then you are not current, you don't listen to news .

RobinHez:
U dnt expect her to say something negative na
Besides...they're all bloggers...always putting their traffic interests first!
If u wanna knw wats up, u should read a newspaper

hmmm okay i'll ....thanks

” a White House insider said. “We are just being polite about this because your President doesn’t seem to understand a whole lot about government,” confided another source.[/b]

The dulla-rd no know anything about government. He was never prepare to rule, a man that refuse to upgrade himself for more than 30years can never be fit to rule a country of more than 150m+, but unfortunately he is now the president of a country called zoo, an illiterate Man deceiving people that claimed to be the most educated person in the zoo yet they know nothing. Thank God no be me talk am, American knows more than I do, and they said the zoo president know nothing about government.


Pens down.


Btw where is that opolo eye that deceived his fellow educated people because of his selfish purpose?

onlinebizinfo:


If you say it's a lie then you are not current, you don't listen to news .

I watched all the coverage.

I know what Mr Kerry, Mr Obama and president Buhari said.

This post is baseless and mischievous party propaganda.

Oh my

Thank the yolobas

Wailing wailers

letibab:



I watched all the coverage.

I know what Mr Kerry, Mr Obama and president Buhari said.

This post is baseless and mischievous party propaganda.

True talk