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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