The presidency explained
yesterday why ex-president Goodluck Jonathan visited his successor President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa in Abuja on November 2.
Goodluck
Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari
The meeting behind closed doors lasted just five
minutes. The ex-president arrived at about 2pm and was seen leaving at 2.13pm.
While the reason for his visit was not revealed, the
presidency said that Jonathan has the right to visit the office at anytime.
The former president Jonathan reportedly came to brief
Buhari on the outcome of the Tanzania poll in which he participated as the
leader of the Commonwealth Election Observer Group to observe the conduct of
the poll.
Meanwhile, there are suggestions that the ex-president
came to find an understanding with the incumbent administration to stop the
criticism against his government.
This is based on the fact that Jonathan’s visit came
on a day President Buhari restated that he would not stop talking about the
“evils” of the immediate past government.
The previous visit of Jonathan to the villa was also
made when criticism against his government intensified.
Following questions to the presidency on the agenda of
the meeting between Jonathan and Buhari, Femi Adesina, the presidential
spokesman, told reporters that the ex-president could call at the villa at
will.
“He has the
right to visit the villa anytime as a former president,” the spokesperson said.
At the recent meeting Buhari had
reportedly noted that Jonathan had nothing to fear but insisted that there was
no going back on the recovery of looted funds.
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