The Federal Government has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States for a closed-door meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance.
The clarification came on Monday following widespread online reports alleging that President Tinubu was set to embark on a diplomatic visit to Washington for “top-level engagements” amid international reactions to alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria and a recent statement credited to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, dismissed the report as “false and misleading.”
Ajayi wrote: “There’s a 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. I can see that the fake news by Sahara has become the basis for some uninformed commentaries since yesterday. If President Tinubu is going to the White House, he won’t be going to see a Vice President.”
He noted that the claim had fueled unnecessary speculation and misinformed commentary, insisting there was no scheduled trip or meeting between President Tinubu and the U.S. Vice President.
The rebuttal followed a post by Donald Trump on his Truth Social account, where the former U.S. President warned that America might “go in guns blazing” if the Nigerian government failed to stop alleged attacks on Christians.
Trump’s statement read in part:
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and may very well go into that now disgraced country ‘guns-a-blazing’ to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.”
Reacting to the development, the Nigerian government reaffirmed its commitment to religious freedom and national security, stressing that the Tinubu administration is “leaving no stone unturned” in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism across the country.
President Tinubu, in an official statement shared on his verified X handle, maintained that Nigeria remains a secular democracy governed by the rule of law and constitutional guarantees of religious liberty.
“Nigeria stands firmly as a democracy governed by constitutional guarantees of religious liberty,” Tinubu said.
“Since 2023, our administration has maintained an open and active engagement with Christian and Muslim leaders alike and continues to address security challenges that affect citizens across faiths and regions.”
The Presidency urged the public to disregard false reports and rely only on verified government channels for accurate information.
— By Lagos Panorama News Desk
Published: November 3, 2025
