Why President Joe Biden is Sending US Delegation to Attend Tinubu's Inauguration, Shehu Sani Reveals

Why President Joe Biden is Sending US Delegation to Attend Tinubu's Inauguration, Shehu Sani Reveals

  • A former senator, Shehu Sani, has explained why the US President, Joe Biden, is sending a delegation to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu
  • Sani said the decision of the US government to send a delegation to Tinubu's inauguration is for diplomatic and business reasons
  • According to a statement issued on his Twitter page, Sani said the US sees the contention of election results as Nigeria's problem

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A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has revealed why United States President, Joe Biden is sending a delegation to attend the inauguration of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Sani said the US government is sending a delegation for Tinubu’s inauguration on Monday, May 29, because of its diplomatic and business relations with Nigeria.

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Sen Shehu Sani explains why the US government is sending a delegation for Tinubu's inauguration. Photo Credit: Joe Biden, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Shehu Sani. Source: Facebook
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He stated this on Tuesday via his verified Twitter handle @ShehuSani.

The contention of Presidential election result is Nigeria’s problem not US, Sani says

According to the former lawmaker, the United States government considers the contention of the result of Saturday, February 25 presidential election as Nigeria’s problem and not theirs.

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Sani wrote:

“The US has diplomatic and business relations with Nigeria. The US Sending a delegation for the swearing in of Asiwaju is in the spirit of that. Their message is that the contention about our election is more of our problem and not their problem.”

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In another development, Legit.ng had reported that Sani predicted that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, may not have a smooth relationship with the incoming administration of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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According to Sani in a tweet sighted by Legit.ng, Emefiele’s life and activities under the incoming government will be like ‘Zebra in the hands of Tigers’.

Full list of Biden’s delegation to Tinubu’s inauguration emerges

Legit.ng had also reported that the United States president, Joe Biden, has named his delegation to attend the inauguration of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima.

Ahead of the inauguration, Biden, in a statement released on the White House website on Monday night, May 22, announced a nine-member delegation for the event.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.