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The United States Government has refused
to comment or deny a statement credited to President Donald Trump, that
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was “lifeless”, following a visit to the
White House earlier this year.
Aruba Amirthanayagam, who is
Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy, while speaking in Minna, Niger State
on Tuesday during his visit to Zubair Idris, the Executive Director of Prestige
FM Radio, said: “We have no specific comment on that, a newspaper published
it, the paper should comment on it”.
Amirthanayagam also said that it
will not take side in the Nigeria’s 2019 general election, saying it wants the
winner to be elected in a free and fair contest.
“And we will do all we can to
assist Nigeria’s government.
“The United States expects that
the 2019 general elections will be free and transparent.
“I think we should repeat the
success we had in the last election because we have had elections in some parts
of Africa that have not gone well. What we got in 2015 was great for Nigeria
and for the rest of Africa and other developing countries,” he said.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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