President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors
with the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan.
Jonathan had arrived at the forecourt of the State House around
2.58 pm
The meeting, which started at the President’s office around 3
pm, lasted for about 8 minutes.
Jonathan, however, did not speak with journalists on the purpose
of his visit when he emerged from the President’s office.
He went straight to his waiting car after exchanging
pleasantries with a presidential staff at the forecourt of the
State House.
Jonathan’s visit to the Presidential Villa on Thursday was the
first time under the second term administration of President
Buhari.
Under Buhari’s first term, Jonathan had come to the Presidential
Villa about twice for private visits.
Before the official announcement of the winner of the 2015
Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), Jonathan had called and congratulated
Buhari.
Jonathan, who was at the helm of affairs during the 2015
elections, had strongly declared that his ambition of winning the
election was not worth spilling of the blood of any Nigerian.
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