President elect Buhari who left Nigeria for the UK on
Friday May 22nd reportedly rejected the Rolls Royce car
the Nigerian Embassy in the UK made available for him
as he arrived London.
A member of his entourage who spoke with The Nation
said after exchanging pleasantries with the Nigerian
High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Dalhatu Tafida, the
president-elect politely told them that his visit was
strictly private and he had made arrangement for all his
needs while in the UK.
He thanked them for the warm reception and quickly
hopped into a less flamboyant car he had arranged for
and drove out of the airport.
“It appeared he was uncomfortable with the
number of exotic cars in the convoy. Hard as the
stunned diplomats present tried to convince him,
he refused to bulge, insisting that since he did
not inform the Commission of his visit because it
was not an official trip, hence he was not entitled
to such grandeur.”the source said
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