Alamieyeseigha: Bill Gates cancels planned trip to Nigeria

The richest man in America, 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

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.”