PRESIDENCY DISMISSES FALSE STATEMENT ON ALLEGED WHITE HOUSE INVITATION REJECTION
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed as false and malicious a widely circulated statement alleging that President Bola Tinubu declined a working visit invitation from the White House, citing domestic obligations and aircraft issues.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, refuted the viral claim on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, describing it as the work of “disinformation agents, hoax peddlers, fake news propagators, and clickbaiters.”
“Whoever you are, one day, the law will catch you,” Onanuga warned in a strongly worded post, as he shared the image being circulated with a “FAKE NEWS ALERT” overlay.
The forged document, disguised as a “State House Official Statement,” claimed that the Tinubu administration had declined a White House invitation for a working visit to Washington, D.C., citing “critical domestic priorities” and “logistical constraints, including the unsustainability of presidential aircraft for long-distance travel.”
The statement, which falsely carried Bayo Onanuga’s name and official title as its signatory, was wrongly attributed to him.
Onanuga firmly disowned the statement, clarifying that neither the White House nor the Nigerian Presidency had released or recognized any such communication.
The fake release stated that “the Nigerian government remains committed to fostering strong bilateral relations with the United States and looks forward to future opportunities for collaboration.”
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