Bill Gates the richest Microsoft
Boss just concealed his previously scheduled 27th March official visit to
Nigeria in response to the controversial political pardon granted by President
Goodluck Jonathan to ex-convicts Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and Shettima Bulama,
according to PREMIUM TIMES.
Authoritative diplomatic sources
said that trip was cancelled, two days shortly after the U.S. Government
expressed disappointment with Nigeria 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 ostracized
in all ways possible."
Sources said Bill 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.
Only God knows what the visit of
the richest man would have yielded for the Nigerian Government Agency involved.
What do you think about this controversial political pardon to Alamieyeseigha
and others?
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