President-elect
Muhammadu Buhari, currently on a private visit to England, on Friday turned
down the use of a Rolls Royce made available for him by the Nigerian High
Commission in London.
Buhari
shocked officials of the High Commission when, on landing at the Heathrow
Airport, he declined to make use of the Rolls Royce and other
facilities offered him.
The Nation gathered that after exchanging pleasantries with the
embassy officials led by the High Commissioner, 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
reportedly thanked them for the warm reception and quickly hopped into a less
flamboyant car he had arranged for and drove out of the airport.
A
source said: “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.”
Buhari,
yesterday, held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his 10,
Downing Street official residence.
Top
of their discussion was the continued threat to Nigeria’s security by the
terror group, Boko Haram.
The
official website of the UK government said after the talks that “both leaders
congratulated each other on their recent election victories and discussed the
challenges facing Nigeria.”
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