{"id":14763,"date":"2024-01-16T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=14763"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:12:33","slug":"tinubu-and-buhari-scheduled-for-dinner-at-presidential-villa-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/01\/16\/tinubu-and-buhari-scheduled-for-dinner-at-presidential-villa-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu, Buhari Scheduled for Dinner at Presidential Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b1fb71c2-ff43-4b75-a31b-2f268fe9522c\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Speculations surrounding a potential fallout between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, will likely be quelled as both men are set to share a meal at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, according to authoritative information from Abuja City Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Recent buzz within political circles in Abuja hinted at possible strains, especially as President Tinubu&#8217;s aides expressed concerns about the state of affairs inherited from the previous administration. National Security Adviser Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, in November, claimed that the past administration led by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari had left Nigeria bankrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Ribadu&#8217;s comments, made at a conference in Abuja, asserted that the incumbent government under President Bola Tinubu inherited a &#8220;bankrupt country&#8221; and was now &#8220;paying back what was taken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Mr. Joe Obazee, appointed as a special investigator into CBN and related entities, produced a damning report implicating top officials of the Buhari administration, including the CBN Governor and others.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders, acknowledging some strains in their relationship, suggest that both leaders are keen to engage in dialogue, possibly over lunch or dinner, to ease tensions, particularly among their aides.<\/p>\n<p>Sources reveal that First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, instrumental in resolving previous issues, has played a role in organizing the lunch or dinner between the two leaders scheduled for Tuesday, January 16, at the Villa.<\/p>\n<p>While President Buhari is expected in Abuja for the first time since handing over to Tinubu on May 29, the meeting with the President is the primary purpose of the visit. Additionally, the book launch of &#8220;Working With Buhari&#8221; by Mr. Femi Adesina, the former Presidential Media Adviser, is set to take place on Tuesday morning at the Transcorp Hilton, where both leaders will meet before retiring to the Aso Villa for the private dinner. The event is likely to remain private, but the Presidency may release photos afterward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex justify-start gap-3 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs flex items-center justify-center gap-1 self-center visible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speculations surrounding a potential fallout between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, will likely be quelled as both men are set to share a meal at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, according to authoritative information from Abuja City Journal. Recent buzz within political circles in Abuja hinted at possible strains, especially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14763"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14819,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14763\/revisions\/14819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}