ABUJA— Former President Goodluck
Jonathan has advocated a united Nigeria, saying the country would be better as
one entity. President Muhammadu Buhari bids farewell to the former President Dr
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after a close door meeting at the State House in
AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari bids farewell to the former President Dr
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after a close door meeting at the State House in Abuja
According to him, Nigeria’s prominent position in the global map is
attributable to its size, diversity and human resources. Jonathan spoke to
State House correspondents after holding a closed door meeting with President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, yesterday. His response
followed questions on his role towards ensuring peace and stability 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 Ijaw ethnic nationality. We have
been in touch to see that peace reigns in the country. “Those who 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 fragment the
country, 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.” My mission in Villa
Speaking on his mission to the villa, Jonathan said he was there to brief
President Buhari on his emergence as the leader of African Union, AU, elections
monitoring team to Zambia. He 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 engagements, that have to do with public
addresses and some international assignments become national assignments, you
brief the President. “Even when I was here, 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.” I’ll talk at appropriate time on corruption The former President,
however, denied comments on the corruption saga in the country, saying he would
speak at the appropriate time. “I don’t want to talk about that one because
there are too many cases that are in court. It will not be fair to make comments.
I will talk at the appropriate time when most of these things are resolved,” he
said. Jonathan, who arrived the Presidential Villa at exactly 1:55pm, left at
about 2:18 pm. Anenih a great asset to Nigeria Meanwhile, former President
Jonathan also, yesterday, described former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, as a great asset to the
country. In a congratulatory message to Chief Anenih who is 83 years old today,
Jonathan said it would be placed on record the elder statesman’s wisdom,
patriotism and time-honoured commitment to the strengthening of democracy and
national growth. Jonathan said: “I wish to most sincerely congratulate you on
your 83rd birthday. I am glad the Almighty God has blessed you with the grace
of long life and good health, in accordance with your manifest dedication to
national development. “There is no doubt that you have been a great asset to
our dear nation while serving her in various capacities, especially in the
critical areas of politics, peace building and security systems. “Nigerians and
the people of your home state will continue to be grateful to you because of
your wisdom, patriotism and time-honoured commitment to the strengthening of
our democracy and national growth. You are a natural leader of the people and
you have demonstrated that clearly over the years
ABUJA— Former President
Goodluck Jonathan has advocated a united Nigeria, saying the country
would be better as one entity.
President Muhammadu Buhari bids farewell to the former President Dr
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after a close door meeting at the State House in
AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari bids farewell to the former President
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan after a close door meeting at the State House
in Abuja
According to him, Nigeria’s prominent position in the global map is
attributable to its size, diversity and human resources.
Jonathan spoke to State House correspondents after holding a closed door
meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in
Abuja, yesterday.
His response followed questions on his role towards ensuring peace and
stability 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 Ijaw ethnic nationality. We have
been in touch to see that peace reigns in the country.
“Those who 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 fragment the country, 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.”
My mission in Villa
Speaking on his mission to the villa, Jonathan said he was there to
brief President Buhari on his emergence as the leader of African Union,
AU, elections monitoring team to Zambia.
He 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 engagements, that have to do
with public addresses and some international assignments become national
assignments, you brief the President.
“Even when I was here, 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.”
I’ll talk at appropriate time on corruption
The former President, however, denied comments on the corruption saga in
the country, saying he would speak at the appropriate time.
“I don’t want to talk about that one because there are too many cases
that are in court. It will not be fair to make comments. I will talk at
the appropriate time when most of these things are resolved,” he said.
Jonathan, who arrived the Presidential Villa at exactly 1:55pm, left at
about 2:18 pm.
Anenih a great asset to Nigeria
Meanwhile, former President Jonathan also, yesterday, described former
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Chief Tony Anenih, as a great asset to the country.
In a congratulatory message to Chief Anenih who is 83 years old today,
Jonathan said it would be placed on record the elder statesman’s wisdom,
patriotism and time-honoured commitment to the strengthening of
democracy and national growth.
Jonathan said: “I wish to most sincerely congratulate you on your 83rd
birthday. I am glad the Almighty God has blessed you with the grace of
long life and good health, in accordance with your manifest dedication
to national development.
“There is no doubt that you have been a great asset to our dear nation
while serving her in various capacities, especially in the critical
areas of politics, peace building and security systems.
“Nigerians and the people of your home state will continue to be
grateful to you because of your wisdom, patriotism and time-honoured
commitment to the strengthening of our democracy and national growth.
You are a natural leader of the people and you have demonstrated that
clearly over the years.”
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