Tinubu Not Going To White House To Meet JD Vance Over Trump’s Threat – Presidency

Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, has refuted reports claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump assigned his deputy to meet with the Nigerian leader.

Earlier, Tinubu’s adviser on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, had said both presidents were expected to meet soon to discuss allegations of widespread killings of Christians in Nigeria.

The planned meeting followed Trump’s decision to  redesignate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” accusing the government of ignoring attacks on Christians.

Trump also warned that he would consider air strikes or deploying troops to “wipe out Islamic terrorists killing Christians in Nigeria.”

Bwala said the meeting would help both leaders address their differences and could take place either in Abuja or at the White House in Washington.

However, some reports had claimed that Tinubu was scheduled to visit the U.S. on Tuesday and that Trump had asked his Vice President, James David Vance, to meet him instead.

Reacting on Monday via X (formerly Twitter), Temitope Ajayi denied the report, stressing that Tinubu won’t go to the White House to meet JD Vance.

“There is a story that President Tinubu is going to the US on Tuesday to see US Vice President J.D Vance. That story is not true.

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

Tinubu and his aides have continued to reject U.S. claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, said Nigeria’s security problems are far more complicated than a simple clash between Christians and Muslims.