Bill Clinton, former US president, has cancelled his planned visit to Nigeria ahead of February 16 general elections.
Okay Nigeria had reported that Clinton was scheduled to visit the capital, Abuja, this week alongside Baroness Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
The visited was arranged by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the National Peace Committee (NPC).
This development was revealed in a statement by Clinton’s spokesman Angel Ureña.
The statement added that Clinton would continue to support the NPC ‘s work toward peaceful and fair elections in Nigeria.
Similarly, Clinton will speak later this week with President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking for re-election, and his opposition, Atiku Abubakar, his spokesman said.