The presidency has insisted that President
Muhammadu Buhari, was not snubbed for the
inauguration ceremony of US president-elect,
Donald Trump.
Trump will be installed as the 45th American
president today, Friday, January 20, 2017.

Buhari was among the first world leaders to
congratulate him, after he floored Democratic
candidate Hillary Clinton in the elections last
November.
In a statement released on Thursday by
Buhari’s media aide, Malam Garba, the
presidency said: “Gentlemen, I think we should
respond to refute this falsehood. The US does
not invite Heads of State or President to the
inauguration of their
Presidents. Our President could therefore, not
have been snubbed.”

This comes as rumours have been circulating
on social media that Trump chose Buhari’s
predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, as Nigeria’s
representative at the ceremony.
Buhari has since flown out of the country to the
United Kingdom, on a 10-day annual leave.