Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has denied reports that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was denied a United States visa ahead of his planned trip.

Mr Kalu, in a Facebook post on Saturday, said the former Lagos State governor postponed the trip himself. He added that State Department officials confirmed to him that Mr Tinubu will be in the US in the third week of December.

The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) had announced that Mr Tinubu will leave the country on December 4 for the United Kingdom, and also travel to the US and other European countries.

According to the PCC, Mr Tinubu will also speak at Chatham House on December 5 to discuss his manifesto.

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