Genocide: “No Meeting Between Tinubu and  US VP, J.D Vance” – Presidency

By Adesina Soyooye

The Nigerian Presidency has debunked reports that President Bola Tinubu has a scheduled meeting with the Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance, or anybody over the threat by President Donald Trump to attack Nigeria to clear out those committing alleged genocide on Christians.

Dismissing the reports which said President Tinubu would visit the White House Tuesday for a meeting with Vance, Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, in a post on X, Monday, said it as false and misleading.

The reports, said the Presidency, is fueling unnecessary speculation and uninformed  commentary about Tinubu’s diplomatic schedule.

According to Ajayi, any such meeting would be between Tinubu and President Trump and not between Tinubu and Vice President Vance.

Ajayi: “There is a SaharaReporters 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 SaharaReporters has become the basis for some uninformed commentaries since yesterday (Sunday).

“If President Tinubu is going to the White House, he won’t be going to see the Vice President.”