The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has dismissed reports claiming that the President is scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday for a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance.
In a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Ajayi described the report, first published by Sahara Reporters, as false and misleading, warning the public against spreading unverified information.
“There’s a Sahara Reporters story that President Tinubu is going to the U.S. on Tuesday to see U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. That story is not true,” Ajayi wrote. “If President Tinubu is going to the White House, he won’t be going to see a Vice President.”
Ajayi said the publication had sparked “uninformed commentaries” across social media, urging Nigerians to rely only on verified information from official government sources.
The clarification followed earlier speculation about a possible meeting between President Tinubu and U.S. President Donald Trump amid renewed diplomatic exchanges between Abuja and Washington.
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, had earlier hinted that both leaders could meet “in the coming days” either in Abuja or Washington, D.C., to discuss cooperation on counterterrorism and security.
“Both President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump share a common interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” Bwala said in a post on X.
He added that the Trump administration had previously supported Nigeria by authorising the sale of arms, which Tinubu’s government has “effectively utilised” in its ongoing campaign against terrorism.
“Any differences, including the debate on whether terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians or all faiths, will be discussed and resolved by the two leaders when they meet,” Bwala said.
The Presidency has not yet announced a specific date for any potential meeting between Presidents Tinubu and Trump.
