UNGA absence: Tinubu has no issues with US, says aide

By Ayobami Okerinde
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, Ademola Osodi, has dismissed suggestions that the president has issues with the United States following the announcement of his third consecutive absence from the United Nations General Assembly.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Osodi described the suggestion as an “old chestnut”, insisting that Tinubu has travelled to the US on previous occasions.
“I was with the President when he went to the United Nations; physically I was there, you saw it on social media. He went to the stock exchange, he rang the bell, he had meetings on the side. Ev...