Former president, Goodluck Jonathan again visited President Muhammadu Buhari to hold talks over some of his International engagements, including the AU elections monitoring team to Zambia which Jonathan will be heading.
It will be the fourth time Jonathan will be visiting Buhari.
According to Premium Times, the ex-President arrived Aso rock at 2 in the afternoon and made a beeline for the President Buhari’s office.
President Buhari was observing his prayers at the time and was not on seat, but as soon as he was done he met with his predecessor.
After the meeting, Jonathan came out and espoused the need for a united Nigeria and he also spoke on the need for peace in the Niger Delta.
He said “It’s not just about me but about all the traditional rulers, elders and opinion leaders that are of the Ijaw ethnic nationality. We have been in touch to see that peace reigns in the country. Those of you that have followed my talks when I was here, my emphasis is that we need a United Nigeria and I always emphasize that Nigeria is great not just about the oil.
“So many countries produce more oil than Nigeria nobody notices them. We are great because of our size, the human resources we have, the diversity we have, if we fragmentize the country into small components, we will be forgotten by the World.
“That has been my focal position and without peace there cannot be development anywhere in the world. We are all working collectively to see that issues are resolved.”
On the topic of his discussion with Buhari, Jonathan said “You asked why I came to see the President today, one key thing is that having been a head of a government, a former president you become a state property. That’s the privilege you have but every privilege has its corresponding responsibility, and once you become a state property, most of your international engagement, that has to do with public addresses and some international assignment becomes a national assignment, you brief the President.
“Even when I was here, the former presidents used to do that and see me. I have been coming. Most times, I come in the night that’s why you don’t see me. I came to brief the President about some of my engagements. As you are aware, I will be leading the AU elections monitoring team to Zambia. I came to brief the President about some of these external engagements. It is the tradition.”