America's richest man, Bill Gates, has
cancelled his scheduled March 27 official visit to Nigeria, in response to the
controversial pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to ex-convicts
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and Shettima Bulama, according to PREMIUM TIMES .
Our sources said Mr Gates has already instructed his staff to inform the Nigerian presidency, the secretariat of the Nigeria Governors' Forum and the Federal Ministry of Health that he was no longer coming.
That trip, authoritative diplomatic
sources said, has now been cancelled; two days after the U.S. government
expressed disappointment with its Nigerian counterpart for pardoning convicted
money launderers and warned it might cut aid meant for the country.
"I can confirm to you that Mr
Gates won't be coming as scheduled," sources reportedly claimed Monday
morning. "The body language of Washington D.C. does not support his
travelling to Nigeria. The thinking here is that the Nigerian government has
high tolerance level for corruption and should be ostracised in all ways
possible." Our sources said Mr Gates has already instructed his staff to inform the Nigerian presidency, the secretariat of the Nigeria Governors' Forum and the Federal Ministry of Health that he was no longer coming.
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