No political leader of weight in the UK rolled out the carpet to receive Buhari. Not a single audience with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, nor with the leader of the largest parliamentary opposition, Ed Milliband. Just an audience with Tony Blair, a has-been political weight; former Prime Minister and now Businessman and international consultant, who may sit for a photo-op for a good fee.

Buhari did not even stop to pump the hands, or meet and address any significant groups with the significant Nigerian community in the UK, just some scanty do in a very crummy dance hall, arranged by Dele Momodu

Oh I see....

Tony Blair is not significant and Jonathan is meeting with him in the next few days. Some of you think you know so much. This is the same way you keep saying Obasanjo is nobody but yet, Jonathan and PDP keep begging him. If Obsanjo sneezes, Jonathan and PDP tremble.

His party’s decision to shield him from a debate with his opponent, and Buhari’s unwillingness to debate Jonathan, smacks to the Nigerian public imagination as utter disregard for Nigerians whom he canvasses to lead “from the front,” and reminds Nigerians of his disdain for the Oputa Truth Commission invitation in 1999. If Buhari wants to govern Nigeria and wants to be trusted, he must not govern from Chatham house. Nigeria, after all has a National Institute of International Affairs, and it should not be beneath Buhari to address Nigerian political issues from there.

sincerenigerian:
Oh I see....

Tony Blair is not significant and Jonathan is meeting with him in the next few days. Some of you think you know so much. This is the same way you keep saying Obasanjo is nobody but yet, Jonathan and PDP keep begging him. If Obsanjo sneezes, Jonathan and PDP tremble.

The hall echoed with much emptiness. Basically, Buhari was snubbed by the British political and media establishment.The attendance had not the high and mighty of the UK foreign office or business and investment community