US President Donald Trump calls Nigeria's President Buhari lifeless

The US president, Donald Trump, referred to Nigeria’s Muhamadu Buhari as ‘lifeless’ while instructing his aides after a meeting with the Nigerian leader in April reports the Financial Times.

“The first meeting, with Nigeria’s ailing 75-year-old Muhammadu Buhari in April, ended with the US president telling aides he never wanted to meet someone so lifeless again, according to three people familiar with the matter.” Says the report.

The report explains that Trump was somewhat displeased with Buhari’s disposition during their meeting and instructed his (Trump’s) aides to never arrange a meeting with such a lifeless leader anymore.

Muhamadu Buhari, who is 75 and sick came to power for a second time, after ruling as a dictator in 1984, after defeating Goodluck Jonathan,60, in 2015. The nations’s economy has suffered setbacks under him including a drilling recession that saw the naira diminished before the dollar till date (360 naira to one dollar).

Buhari came to power with huge promises which included ending medical tourism. Sadly, he has visited London four times for medical checkups while president. In one of such visits, he spent 103 days and was forced to return home when a protest demanding his return to duties or resignation in 2017. Informationng.com reported that he spent an estimated 250-300 pounds per hour while in London hospital.

Comments

How to make money

APC youths burn down police station in Akwa Ibom

Angry APC youths have burnt down the Divisional Police Station in Okobo Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State, while they protested the alleged imposition of candidate and hijacking of materials by the party officials in connivance with security agents. The youths were angry over the alleged attempts by former senate minority leader and former governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio, to substitute the name of the winner of the federal constituency primaries with his preferred nominee, Victor Antai who was a former Commissioner of Culture in the state. A philanthropist, Robinson Ebumoh, who reportedly won the primaries of the APC had his name missing on the list allegedly approved by the state chapter of the party, which carried the name of former state Commissioner for Culture, Victor Antai, the preferred candidate of Akpabio. The protesters carried placards with the inscriptions, ‘Akpabio Leave Oro Nation Alone’, among others,...

Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o donates to former captain Norbert Owona

Cameroonian legend, Samuel Eto’o has reportedly donated funds to the former captain of the Indomitable Lions, Norbert Owona who has been homeless and sick. According to several reports, Owona became very broke, sick and homeless after he lost his family in an accident. He appealed to the government of Cameroon for help but his request was not granted. But thanks to Samuel Eto'o who has come to the aid of the poverty-stricken former captain. He paid him a visit during his recent trip to Cameroon and donated the sum of 500,000FCFA. It was also reported that the UEFA Champions League winner also promised to give him a brand new house. Owona played several years for the Cameroonian national team and represented the Indomitable Lions in two Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments.

Yeye Rolling

Search This Blog