The All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari, is set to travel to the U.S. on an invitation by the United States Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to Washington DC to speak on the February 14 presidential election.
The confirmation of this invitation to the political summit which will hold on Monday, January 26, 2015 between 2:30pm and 4pm (US time) at the Conference Room of the centre will put to rest, the rumour that the APC candidate would on Monday be going to America for a medical check-up.
Rumours have been going round that Buhari had filled a Visa form at the US Embassy in Abuja to enable him get medical attention in Washington DC next Monday, but independent investigation by our correspondent in New York shows that the retired general is only travelling to the US to honour an invitation extended to him by the CSIS.
In a letter signed by the Director, African Programme of CSIS, Jennifer Cooke, inviting Mr. Buhari to the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC “to give a major public address on Nigeria’s future as it stands on the edge of a pivotal national elections.”
Ms. Cooke gave Mr. Buhari the liberty to choose a convenient date for the proposed lecture.
“We propose to hold this event on a day of your choosing on either the week of January 5th or the week of January 26th, 2015 but will of course do our best to accommodate your schedule should you have other preferences.”
The event tagged “Countdown to Nigeria’s 2015 Elections” which will feature General Buhari, is the sixth session of the Nigeria Election Forum of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
At the forum, the APC candidate will be expected to speak on his plans for Nigeria and Nigerians as well as the certificate scandal rocking his campaigns.
The event will equally provide a rare opportunity for a Washington audience to hear Buhari as he addresses the many challenges facing Nigeria as it enters its critical election period.
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