Standup9ja - US, Trump silent on phone conversation with Buhari
The United States of America, USA and
its president, Donald Trump have maintained silence on the said phone
conversation with President Muhammdu Buhari of Nigeria.
The USA is yet to record the conversation on its website or make mention of it on its social media accounts.
There is no mention of the telephone conversation
on official accounts of the US government such as @USAgov, @WhiteHouse
and others.
Twitter-friendly Donald Trump is yet to acknowledge
the conversation on his official handle, @realDonaldTrump and the
official account of the president of the USA, @POTUS.
Trump via @realDonaldTrump tweeted about the visit
of 45-year-old Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau while the last
tweet of @POTUS was the joint statement by President Trump and Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.
Although, The United States Diplomatic Mission in
Nigeria,@USEmbassyAbuja, has failed to acknowledge the phone
conversation, it is celebrating basketball greats like Michael Jordan,
Hakeem Olajuwon and others in commemoration of Black History Month.
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and its
affiliates such as APCUkingdom are also commenting on the event via the
social media.
An agent of the USAgov, who identified him/herself
as Rachell G, in a chat with Daily Trust noted that the event is not yet
recorded on the website of the government and as such cannot provide
further information on the details of the conversation.
"I understand you would like to know if President
Donald Trump spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari. I am unable to find
information on government related websites. This does not mean it never
happened or it did happen. However, it has not been recorded on U.S.
government website. I apologize for any inconvenience."
Recall that President Buhari, Monday afternoon from
the United Kingdom spoke to American President Donald Trump on
telephone at the request of the latter.
According to President Buhari's spokesman, Mr Femi
Adesina, the conversation was cordial and President Buhari congratulated
Trump on his election as president of the United States and on his
cabinet.
He said both leaders discussed ways to improve
cooperation in the fight against terrorism through provision of
necessary equipment.
Adesina quoted Trump as encouraging President Buhari to keep up "the good work he is doing."
He said Trump also commended Buhari for the efforts
made in rescuing 24 of the Chibok Girls and the strides being taken by
the Nigerian military.
Adesina said Trump assured President Buhari of US
readiness to cut a new deal in helping Nigeria in terms of military
weapons to combat terrorism.
He said President Trump also invited President Buhari to Washington at a mutually convenient date.
According to a statement from the government of South Africa, Trump also spoke with President Jacob Zuma.
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