A presidential aide, Tolu Ogulesi also disclosed that the conversation between both leaders focused on Nigeria’s COVID-19 response.
He said the telephone call occurred at the request of President Trump.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 28, called President Muhammadu Buhari to express solidarity with Nigeria over the COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister of information, Lai Mohammed, at a briefing in Abuja said the US president promised to send across ventilators to Nigeria.
FLASH: Telephone conversation between President Buhari and President Trump today, at the request of the US President. Conversation focused on Nigeria’s #Covid19 Response. President Trump pledged US support and solidarity.
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) April 28, 2020