Former US President Clinton Cancels Trip to Nigeria Ahead of Elections

Former US President Clinton Cancels Trip to Nigeria Ahead of Elections

Former US President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Federal Republic of Nigeria prior to Saturday's general elections, saying the visit can be "politicized."

Clinton was scheduled to go to the capital, Abuja, this week alongside Baroness Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

The planned trip was expedited by the Kofi Annan Foundation and therefore the National Peace Committee (NPC).

"Over the course of the last many days, and after various conversations with the different stakeholders, it's become apparent that President

Clinton's visit to Federal Republic of Nigeria has the potential to be politicized during a means that's not in line with the goals of the Committee. Therefore, he won't be traveling to national capital," Clinton's spokesperson Angel Ureña aforesaid during a statement.

Clinton, in step with the statement, would still support the federal agency 's work toward peaceful and truthful elections in Federal Republic of Nigeria.