A report on Sahara Reporters claims that former president Goodluck Jonathan, met secretly with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night.
According to the report, the proposed corruption probe of the Jonathan administration by the Buhari government was the topic of their discussion.
The meeting was said to have lasted for one hour, from 9-10 p.m. Nigerian time. Jonathan reportedly did not make any attempt to request for Buhari to soft pedal on the probe. A source simply added that they suspect Jonathan was at the Presidential Villa to check Buhari’s body language as regards the rumoured probe.
Both men were said to have emerged from the meeting chatting and laughing, even as the meeting was reportedly hidden from the preying eye and minds of the media.
Interestingly, less than 24 hours after the meeting, former President Olusegun Obasanio reportedly requested to meet Buhari. Obasanjo met with Buhari on Friday and was said to have told the new president to act boldly and courageously on corruption.
The report also stated that Obasanjo offered to help Buhari with the Jonathan government’s probe, listing fraudulent selling of Nigeria’s crude oil and the arms import scams as two areas he would be willing to assist the Buhari government with the probe.
Obasanjo’s meeting with Jonathan was however covered by the media, and the meeting was held behind close doors.
Meanwhile, vice president Yemi Osinbajo has dispelled insinuations that the Buhari administration has launched a selective anti-corruption war targeted at Jonathan’s government.
According to the report, the proposed corruption probe of the Jonathan administration by the Buhari government was the topic of their discussion.
The meeting was said to have lasted for one hour, from 9-10 p.m. Nigerian time. Jonathan reportedly did not make any attempt to request for Buhari to soft pedal on the probe. A source simply added that they suspect Jonathan was at the Presidential Villa to check Buhari’s body language as regards the rumoured probe.
Both men were said to have emerged from the meeting chatting and laughing, even as the meeting was reportedly hidden from the preying eye and minds of the media.
Interestingly, less than 24 hours after the meeting, former President Olusegun Obasanio reportedly requested to meet Buhari. Obasanjo met with Buhari on Friday and was said to have told the new president to act boldly and courageously on corruption.
The report also stated that Obasanjo offered to help Buhari with the Jonathan government’s probe, listing fraudulent selling of Nigeria’s crude oil and the arms import scams as two areas he would be willing to assist the Buhari government with the probe.
Obasanjo’s meeting with Jonathan was however covered by the media, and the meeting was held behind close doors.
Meanwhile, vice president Yemi Osinbajo has dispelled insinuations that the Buhari administration has launched a selective anti-corruption war targeted at Jonathan’s government.
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