SAN FRANCISCO, June 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has again cancelled his scheduled trip to Dakar, Senegal for the 49th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), adding to a string of abruptly scrapped travels by the Presidency in the last two weeks, THEWILL can authoritatively report.

As exclusively reported by THEWILL late Wednesday night, the President had abruptly cancelled his widely publicized Thursday trip to Ogoni, Rivers State to launch the cleaning up of years of oil spills that have devastated the Niger Delta community. Before then, the President had also abruptly cancelled trips to Lagos state, citing scheduling difficulties.

Trusted Presidency sources with knowledge of the latest cancellation told THEWILL on Thursday that the President may have directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to represent him at the one-day summit slated for Friday, June 3. The Vice President, who represented the President at his no-shows in Lagos and Ogoni, is expected to depart for Dakar this night or first thing Friday morning, according to our checks if he asked to go.

Our multiple sources said the President shelved the Dakar trip so as not to buy into the narrative that he only prefers to do trips to international destinations after shunning Lagos and Rivers States.

“The President cares about Nigerians and their feelings… He is a very sensitive leader. Because he didn’t make the Lagos and Rivers trips he is also shelving the Senegal trip so that he doesn’t seem insensitive to the issues plaguing the nation,” one of our sources said.

Calls and text messages to spokesmen of the President and Vice President, Garba Shehu and Olaolu Akande, respectively to get an official position were not acknowledged as at the time we published this report.

http://thewillnigeria.com/news/thewill-exclusive-again-president-buhari-cancels-scheduled-trip-to-senegal-for-ecowas-summit/

I dnt jxt believe it

Something is somehow not ok

I think Bubu is having a serious health challenge dat needs urgent attention

Ok.. His is chilling

He might be having health challenges disrupting his recent trips.

Too much Estacodes for Prof.

Bubu is just playing politics, nothing is wrong with his health! If I am in his shoes, I will also not go to Dakar, after the Ogoni cancellation!

If him travel, una go complain. If him no travel una go still complain. Nigerians, na which one una want?

If I were Buhari I will stylishly handover all the heavy responsibilities to Osinbajo like the economy, niger-delta militant issues etc so I can rest, then take all the glory of any success achieved. Shikena.

hopara1:
Something is somehow not ok

Make we just assume sey Senegal too near..

sinkhole:
Bubu is just playing politics, nothing is wrong with his health! If I am in his shoes, I will also not go to Dakar, after the Ogoni cancellation!

I feel you. He wants to make it appear as if he wasn't disposed for the events in Ogoni. So as not to be seen as a chicken general he is. Shame!

Mr President doesn't do local trips.

YTkester:



I feel you. He wants to make it appear as if he wasn't disposed for the events in Ogoni. So as not to be seen as a chicken general he is. Shame!

If you see chicken attack something you go kno say Bubu was than chicken

Hmmmmm! Yar'adua pt 2 playing, Abacha pt 3 reloading to be played. Bubu wassrong na?

beautyoftheLord:
Hmmmmm! Yar'adua pt 2 playing, Abacha pt 3 reloading to be played. Bubu wassrong na?

You took the words outta my mouth.

Our president only honor visit to countries with first class hospital facilities and well trained doctors,

Instead of goin to senegal he prefer his herbal doctor in aso rock.

ChappyChase:
Make we just assume sey Senegal too near..

Abi lwkmd

sinkhole:
Bubu is just playing politics, nothing is wrong with his health! If I am in his shoes, I will also not go to Dakar, after the Ogoni cancellation!

Lagos - cancelled
Calabar - cancelled
Ogoni - Cancelled
Senegal - cancelled

And you say nothing wrong with Baba?

jamesibor:


Lagos - cancelled
Calabar - cancelled
Ogoni - Cancelled
Senegal - cancelled

And you say nothing wrong with Baba?

Ogoni - Cancelled => Because of fear!
Senegal -Cancelled => Because he wanted to make Ogoni cancellation look credible!

I think you gat my drift now?

Are we expecting him to go? subsequently he will start junketing like normal. what will be our response if he cancelled his recent local trips and accepted this section of world tour.

if he didn't cancel this trip, he would hav creates more uproar than it is now.

sinkhole:
Ogoni - Cancelled => Because of fear!
Senegal -Cancelled => Because he wanted to make Ogoni cancellation look credible!

I think you gat my drift now?

You are d one not getting it here.

Why were Lagos and Calabar cancelled?

jamesibor:


You are d one not getting it here.

Why were Lagos and Calabar cancelled?

I am talking about Ogoni and Senegal and not about Lagos and Calabar (he may be sick then!)

loomer:
If him travel, una go complain. If him no travel una go still complain. Nigerians, na which one una want?

No mind them. If after canceling the visit to Ogoniland, he goes to Senegal, these same people would say he prefers visiting other countries to states in Nigeria.

sinkhole:
I am talking about Ogoni and Senegal and not about Lagos and Calabar (he may be sick then!)

You don't just jump to Ogoni. Follow d trail.