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By SEWELL CHAN
February 13, 2017
LONDON — President Trump spoke by phone on Monday with the president of Nigeria, whose countrymen have not heard from him in weeks.

Many of them have been wondering: Where is our president, and how is he doing?

The president, Muhammadu Buhari, 74, left Nigeria for a vacation on Jan. 19, which was later extended, his office said on Feb. 5, for medical tests and treatment in London. But Mr. Buhari’s aides have refused to provide details about his health or his whereabouts, or even to say whether they have been in touch with him.

The lack of clarity has spurred rumors — in a nation of 180 million that is known for its love of political intrigue and speculation — that Mr. Buhari might be in poor health or even that he might be dead.

One of Mr. Buhari’s predecessors, Umaru Yar’Adua, died in 2010 after a closely hidden chronic illness that led to a political crisis. Mr. Yar’Adua, who came from the largely Muslim north, was replaced by his vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, who came from the mostly Christian, oil-rich Niger Delta region in the southeast.

Mr. Yar’Adua’s illness and death unsettled the longstanding Nigerian tradition of rotating political power among leaders from different regions, tribes and faiths.

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In Mr. Buhari’s absence, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a Christian and a Yoruba from the southwest, has been filling in — a situation that for many Nigerians brings back anxious memories of the political tensions of 2010.

In a statement late Monday afternoon, Mr. Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that Mr. Buhari and Mr. Trump had “discussed ways to improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism through provision of necessary equipment.”

The statement also said that Mr. Trump had “encouraged President Buhari to keep up the good work he is doing,” including the release in October of some of the hundreds of girls whom the Islamist militant group Boko Haram had abducted from a school in the town of Chibok in 2014.

“President Trump assured the Nigerian president of U.S. readiness to cut a new deal in helping Nigeria in terms of military weapons to combat terrorism,” the statement added. “President Trump also invited President Buhari to Washington at a mutually convenient date.”

The White House had announced that Mr. Trump would speak by phone with Mr. Buhari and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, but it did not provide immediate details on Monday, when he was also meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada. (Mr. Zuma’s office said that the conversation with Mr. Trump focused on “strengthening the already strong bilateral relations between the two countries.”)

Mr. Buhari’s special adviser for media and communications, Mr. Adesina; another spokesman, Garba Shehu; and an assistant, Bashir Ahmad, did not respond to requests for comment made via Twitter on Monday.

The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said last week that Mr. Buhari was in good spirits and had joked about working late into the night, and that he was living at the London residence of the Nigerian high commissioner to Britain. (The high commission is equivalent to an embassy; Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/world/africa/muhammadu-buhari-trump-nigeria.html

This is hypocrisy and the last wonder of the modern world

He was living at the London residence of the Nigerian high commissioner to Britain. (The high commission is equivalent to an embassy; Nigeria is a member of the British Commonwealth.)

This man is busy in Onitsha with his Highness, we just see him.

shhh shhh! e be like say dey want to tell us another story againy ooooo.

We are now the butt of all sorts of jokes and analysis around the world. See what our leaders have turned us to.

Shame.

No qualms..

GoldCircle:
We are now the butt of all sorts of jokes and analysis around the world. See what our leaders have turned us to.

Shame.

Big shame my Dear, imagine Trump or Obama missing for weeks because he is awaiting results at the high commissioners for his medical test in a forgein country. Like how did this happen to us?

GeeOh:
shhh shhh! e be like say dey want to tell us another story againy ooooo.

Imagine New Yorkers clowning us, his aids can not even confirm if they have even spoken to Buhari? Really?

But Mr. Buhari’s aides have refused to provide details about his health or his whereabouts, or even to say whether they have been in touch with him.

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US, Trump silent on phone conversation with Buhari

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/politics/us-trump-silent-on-phone-conversation-with-buhari/185071.html#pX5EM5ghWxyDzads.99

They did more than this during Yaradua's time but, at a time they ran outta lies to tell anymore & the truth surfaced from no where..




Only time will tell, we are waiting patiently

Bitterleafsoup:
This man is busy in Onitsha with his Highness, we just see him.

Stop displaying your ignorance publicly. The British high commissioner to Nigeria is different from Nigeria's high commissioner to Britain.

Hail Nigeria

Wait people, is this report meant to ridicule the "phone conversation" between a visible working American president and an unseen inactive Nigerian president whose whereabouts nobody seems to know? Enlighten me please, perhaps I didn't read carefully.

BeeBeeOoh:
They did more than this during Yaradua's time but, at a time they ran outta lies to tell anymore & the truth surfaced from no where..




Only time will tell, we are waiting patiently

Exactly! We shall see....

seunmsg:
Stop displaying your ignorance publicly. The British high commissioner to Nigeria is different from Nigeria's high commissioner to Britain.

Educate me post the difference big brain.

Bitterleafsoup:
Exactly! We shall see....

We shall see my dear. Hope you've grabbed a grilled chicken with a bottle of chilled orijin while waiting with keen interest

Bitterleafsoup:
Educate me post the difference big brain.

stop being silly. There's a difference. These sparsely educated spare parts sellers sef

But Mr. Buhari’s aides have refused to provide details about his health or his whereabouts, or even to say whether they have been in touch with him.

seun read this before u run around peddling falsehood.

They want to tell us about Trump call but cannot confirm being in touch or to have heard from Buhari.

lalasticlala mynd44 oam4j fp

@seunmsg how u dey see this article from US?

waternogetenemy:
seun read this before u run around peddling falsehood.

They want to tell us about Trump call but cannot confirm being in touch or to have heard from Buhari.

Such a shameooo

hammerF:
@seunmsg how u dey see this article from US?

please ask them

Bitterleafsoup:
Such a shameooo

Nigeria is now a joke of a country, u can imagine the headline.

Even New York Times cannot believe Mr. Adesina

whatever

waternogetenemy:
Nigeria is now a joke of a country, u can imagine the headline.

You see em hey we are finished in the international community!

BeeBeeOoh:
We shall see my dear. Hope you've grabbed a grilled chicken with a bottle of chilled orijin while waiting with keen interest

smoked fish and orijin lol.

Reminez:
stop being silly. There's a difference. These sparsely educated spare parts sellers sef

But you can't explain it to this spare parts slanger can you?

Bitterleafsoup:
You see em hey we are finished in the international community!

na so my brother, i take see am Oooo

Like Trump gives a damn about BUHARI and Nigeria?

Anything to lend credibility to a DEAD BODY!

Trump ko!
Tramp ni!

No m
Be conference call?
Show us the VIDEO jor.

Liars!!!!!