Neither President Barack Obama nor his wife Michelle will attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on 29 May, in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, the White House said.
Although President Obama was never on the cards, a story credited to the Nigerian ambassador in the US, Tony Adefuye had suggested that Michele Obama will be among a powerful American delegation, including vice-president John Biden and Secretary of state, John Kerry, to Abuja.
The White House Thursday swiftly squelched the news: “The First Lady will not be traveling to Nigeria,” Caroline Adler, communications director in the first lady’s office, said in an email Thursday.
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