President Bola Tinubu and former President Goodluck Jonathan meet for closed-door talk inside Presidential Villa for Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting start around 4pm, but as we dey talk now, nobody don release wetin dem discuss. Dem just dey yarn gist for inside State House, and no official statement come out yet.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirm say Jonathan visit Tinubu. Onanuga post the news for X, wey be former Twitter, with pictures wey show both leaders dey relax for President office. For background, one document wey dem title “Two-Year Milestone” dey visible, and e suggest say dem dey review how Tinubu administration dey perform.
Sources wey sabi the matter talk say this kind meeting dey happen regular between Tinubu and Jonathan. Dem dey meet to discuss political matter for West Africa and Nigeria diplomatic engagement for continent. Jonathan last visit State House for November 2025, after dem evacuate am from Guinea-Bissau during political crisis.
For that time, Jonathan dey lead West African Elders Forum election observation mission for Guinea-Bissau. Soldiers loyal to Brigadier-General Dinis Incanha stage coup and detain incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló before dem announce November 23 presidential election results. Jonathan leave Bissau by jet wey Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara provide.
Since that time, Jonathan still dey active for regional diplomacy and conflict mediation work for West Africa. E dey meet sitting leaders to talk about governance, elections, and how to make peace. This new meeting with Tinubu fit be part of that ongoing consultation.
As of now, Presidency no release any official statement about wetin dem discuss or wetin come out from the meeting. The Villa just dey quiet about the whole matter, and dem no give any detail to journalists wey dey wait outside.
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