President Goodluck Jonathan paid a secret visit
to former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on
Friday night to hold a meeting that lasted till the
early hours of Saturday.
Sources at the Presidency told SaharaReporters
that Mr. Jonathan went to Mr. Atiku’s home with
the aim of persuading the former VP to lead a
so called interim government of national unity
that the president has been covertly attempting
to sell to numerous political figures in recent
weeks. One source said Mr. Jonathan and some
hawkish members of his inner circle, including
Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke,
First Lady Patience Jonathan, Governors
Olusegun Mimiko and Ayo Fayose of Ondo and
Ekiti respectively, as well as senior presidential
aide Doyin Okupe, have decided that handing
over power to Muhammadu Buhari “is out of
the question.”
Several electoral monitoring groups are
projecting that Mr. Buhari, a retired army
general and the presidential candidate of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), is the odds-on
favorite to win the March 28 presidential
election.
When SaharaReporters reached Mr. Atiku, he
expressed surprise that we knew about his
meeting with President Jonathan. He asserted
that the idea of his heading an interim
government did not come up during the long
discussion with the president.
Mr. Atiku said he had retired to bed when he
was woken up and told that President Jonathan
had come to see him, adding that the president
was already waiting in his living room.
After denying that he was asked to head an
interim government, the former vice president
admitted that Mr. Jonathan tried to prevail on
him to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP). He disclosed that he rejected the
invitation outright.
According to Mr. Atiku, the president also
discussed the ongoing war against Boko Haram
insurgents, asking for support for Nigerian
troops fighting in the area. He said they also
discussed the possibility of displaced Nigerians
returning to the areas that have been
recaptured from Boko Haram.
Asked by our reporter whether he thought
President Jonathan was interested in allowing
elections to hold on March 28, the former vice
president hesitated before stating that he would
not wish to speculate, but he said the
president’s body language did not reveal that
he was interested in the polls that are
scheduled to hold in two weeks.
The secret meeting between Mr. Jonathan and
former VP Atiku has caused unease among
some APC stalwarts. A few hours after the
meeting, a faction of Mr. Atiku’s original political
organization, the Peoples Democratic
Movement (PDM), announced their
endorsement of President Jonathan.
In his telephone interview with
SaharaReporters, Mr. Atiku disclosed that he
was opposed to the formation of an interim
government. He stated that when former
military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, set up an
interim national government in 1993, the
dictator offered him a position in the
government through the late General Shehu
Yar’Adua (ret.). He said he rejected the position,
adding that it was eventually given to a Lagos
politician Dapo Sarumi.
Asked further about the substance of his
conversation with Mr. Jonathan, the former vice
president said advised the president to ensure
that the elections were free and fair and devoid
of the bloodshed that trailed the 2011 general election.


www.saharareporters.com/2015/03/17/fresh-plot-scuttle-nigerias-elections-jonathan-holds-secret-meeting-former-vp-atiku.com

Cc:
Barcanista, Seun, Lalasticlala, Omenka, Aresa, Phockphockman, Berem, Anonimi

Trash.........Atiku is about to return to his home PDP

Snoring to bed.
GeJ till buhari returns igbo children he massacre during the war

Jonathan is a failed politician

He should allow the elections to hold so he can peacefully retire to Otueke but if he tries nonsense his own case will be worse than that of Gbagbo

P - Please

V - Vote

C - Change

Nigerians have spoken

Sai Buhari

Lobolintin:
Snoring to bed.
GeJ till buhari returns igbo children he massacre during the war

4gerrit!

Jonathan has clearly seen the handwriting on the wall. I'm very sure he has already thrown in the towel in this contest but doesn't wanna make that obvious to the general public, but discerning minds can read his body language.

When he had all the time in the world to make an indelible mark on this country's quest for salvation, with so much wealth at his disposal, he was too busy stealing, empowering criminals, idly going around the globe in a convoy of jets, watching nollywood films, fighting everyone who dared to question his style of leadership and involving himself in all manner of useless ventures.

Now the time has come to give account of his stewardship and he's come up empty handed, running from one pastor to another, one Oba to another, one marabout to another, one cult to another, etc. But none of them can save you sir. You time is up and your fate has been signed, sealed and delivered.

Gej till 2019

omenka:
Jonathan has clearly seen the handwriting on the wall. I'm very sure he has already thrown in the towel in this contest but doesn't wanna make that obvious to the general public, but discerning minds can read his body language.

When he had all the time in the world to make an indelible mark on this country's quest for salvation, with so much wealth at his disposal, he was too busy stealing, empowering criminals, idly going around the globe in a convoy of jets, watching nollywood films, fighting everyone who dared to question his style of leadership and involving himself in all manner of useless ventures.

Now the time has come to give account of his stewardship and he's come up empty handed, running from one pastor to another, one Oba to another, one marabout to another, one cult to another, etc. But none of them can save you sir. You time is up and your fate has been signed, sealed and delivered.

Armchair politician, I hope you won't deactivate this your Igbo wanna be moniker after the election.