A former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has confirmed that he held a private meeting with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, in London on Saturday.
There has been speculations in Nigeria that a picture showing Messrs. Blair, Buhari and Governor Amosun as well as a former Kwara state governor, Bukola Saraki, was photoshopped.
Mr. Buhari’s campaign office had stated that the former head of state was in the U.K. on a working visit.
However, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state and supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, are claiming that Mr. Buhari is in the UK for medical treatment.
To buttress their claim, some of the critics claimed Mr. Blair was not in the U.K. on Saturday and could therefore not have met Mr. Buhari.
Newsmen on Monday contacted the office of Mr. Blair for confirmation and we got a response that the meeting actually held.
“Mr. Blair had a private meeting with General Muhammadu Buhari in London,” said Rianne Buter in an email response.
Ms. Buter also said Mr. Blair “hopes to visit Nigeria shortly when he will see the President”.
Mr. Buhari’s campaign office also issued a statement saying the APC candidate “would hopefully give a talk at the prestigious foreign policy hub, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, in London.”
Chatham House has now confirmed that Mr. Buhari will speak Thursday on the topic: “Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition”.
Details of the event as posted on the website of Chatham House also revealed that Mr. Buhari would speak for one hour between 10 and 11a.m. and the event would be chaired by Richard Gozney, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria between 2004 and 2007.
Chatham House encourages interested persons to send questions to Mr. Buhari via Twitter.
“Send questions for the speaker by using #CHAfrica on Twitter. A selection will be put to him during the event,” it said Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This country doesn't have good leader, if someone like FAYOSE OR OLUWAYOSE claim to be one. i would be disappointed if Buhari become president and this idiot from my state is not send to kirikiri for the poultry case. i knew for sure that GEJ will not do it because is corrupt himself but God is watching them.
ReplyDeleteHope the thug governor of Ekiti will keep his mouth shut now that Tony Blair have confirmed his meeting with Buhari.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind the big idiot! He thought through this rubbish & nonsensical attitude is luring our facultative sense of reasoning.
ReplyDeleteBy God grace GMB will be our next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Oloriburuku omo ale Fayose Shebi you don hear now. Omo ale jatijati ewon ni ile obo.
ReplyDeleteBloody confusionists, see even if GMB dies ehn, we go vote for him dead body.
Lol.....u r on point jare...
DeleteIs Tony Blair God, y do we Nigerians reason so shallow lk dis, hw resourceful is Blair n co hav contributed to Nigeria recently. Is high tim we stop seein peopl dat can't b there 4 in d tim of need as important to us
ReplyDeleteI really do have very big issue with Fayose, trying really hard to find out what his challenges are, he said Buhari is ill and frail, he has made his point, but the way he is insisting on it is where I do have issues... is he trying to force it down Buhari and his supporters throat. By the way the very so call GEJ is an alchololic, I really wonder what is liver and kidney will be look like now!!! #bringbackourgirls
DeleteObviously, you are as clueless as GEJ, the issue is not about Tony Blair, it's about Fayose's allegations that GMB's pix with Blair was photoshopped that GMB went for treatment. PDP and supporters should learn to think outside the box
DeleteWe don't need to join issues with Fayose. Because he is a mad man.
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ReplyDeleteMeeting with blair, what will it change in this country.
ReplyDeleteShame to PDP for bringing themselves too low. PDP has engaged in ridiculous issues in order to win votes including bribery, intimidation and blackmailing. Everything is turning against them because the time for uplifting Nigeria has come.
ReplyDeleteWhat is important in Buhari meeting Tony Blair while he rejected to address Nigerians ib the open debate? I considered it a snub. Does Tony Blair knows Nigerians problems more than Nigerians? If they say that tge media pro PDP, let them organize their own debate they have the money. Is bullshit always from APC.
ReplyDeleteMr NTA, I believe you should have known better than mention that senseless debate in this site.... in 2011 and 2007 did your GEJ agree to any debate Mumu!!! #bringbackourgirls
DeleteJust imagine! Instead of him to be campaigning at home, he is wasting his time abroad. After losing he will complain and terrorise Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteDebate or no debate,death or alive,old or young,certificate or no certificate,islamise nigeria or not islamise nigeria, regret or not regret,Buhari will be the next president of the federal republic of Nigeria.We are fed up with snail moving development in Nigeria.
ReplyDeletepls is this picture in transcorp too.
ReplyDeleteErnest ask Fayose??? I do not know how Ekitti got that idot as their governor na wah
DeleteMy fellow Nigerian pls do not be deceived Blair cannot say that he saw Buhari , for what purpose ? As Presidential candidate of main opposition party he cannot be in London without BBC carring it he is not a person that will not be in the news for whatever purpose he is there for. The truth is that Buhari is sick and he is undergoing medical treatment. We wish him quick recovery, as for APC and their propaganda It is so unfortunate that the patty that the party will degenerate like this
ReplyDeleteEkiti people sud be careful of this Fayose dt turn himself to clueless barrel with no simple sense of basic reasoning, when is he going to grow grow his rapidly diminishing status to at least stable xter? Is brvd of ideas to dvlp ekiti dt he wants to divert people attention to something else! I think he sud b taken to hospital to establish his state of health n thereafter been thought rudiment of governance.
ReplyDeleteHe sud leave Nigerians to decide. N pls remind him of days common say dt "whosoever buries his elder brother naked in d presence of his younger brother teaches a re-vibrating lesson.