The Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has paid President Bola Tinubu a visit at the presidential Villa in Abuja the Nation’s state capital.
Jonathan visited the president 24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential poll.
Briefing journalists after the closed-door meeting with the President, Jonathan said his visit was to inform Tinubu of some of his recent foreign engagements, adding that the visit gave him the opportunity to congratulate the President over Thursday’s judgment.
Jonathan also acknowledged the numerous challenges faced in Nigeria, adding that he is optimistic that the country has all it takes to take the lead in Africa.
“There are certain things we discussed that the country must move forward. Elections are over, we must move forward,” the ex-President said.
“Yes, we have challenges economically now, we still have all it takes to lead. These are some of the issues I will continue to have a conversation with Mr President, including briefing him on all my foreign programmes because they are not personal issues.
“Traditionally, if a former president goes outside the country for this continental, regional or international, they come home and tell the President. That is the tradition. Most of the time, when you see me here, it is because of this thing we must do to move Nigeria, ECOWAS, and the African continent forward.”
He called on all political leaders, including former presidents to eschew bitterness and work together in harmony for the country’s overall good.
