NIGERIA’S immediate-past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on Tuesday paid an unscheduled visit to former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, and former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, at their Hilltop residences in Minna, Niger State, Social Times has learnt.



Jonathan arrived first at the residence of General Babangida at about 11am and spent about one hour before going to the residence of General Abdulsalami Abubakar opposite IBB’s house.

He was accompanied to the two Former Nigeria leaders by former Minister of State Finance, Bashar Yuguda from Zamfara state and former Chief of Staff, Chief Mike Oghiadome from Edo state.

Babangida unusually received former President Jonathan upstairs at his private living room as against the common area down stairs where he usually received visitors.

The detail of the discussion between the former leaders was not made known but Babangida and Jonathan, it was gathered held a closed door talk for about 40 minutes upstairs as the duo of Bashar Yuguda and Mike Oghiadome waited at the living room down stairs.

Sources hinted that despite the fact that the detail of the meeting with Babangida and Abdulsalami was not disclosed, the discussion may not be unconnected with the postponed Edo governorship election as well as the 2019 general elections election and the state of affairs in the Peoples Democratic Party.

It was also learnt that the duo of BaBangida and Abdulsalami in their separate meetings with Jonathan raised concerns over the spate of bombings going on in the Niger Delta region by the Niger Delta Avengers and the need to curb the situation.

It was observed that all the time the former President was with the former Nigeria Military Leaders, no visitors were allowed into the houses, as he left Minna about 1pm.

sarrki:
My own thought though
He went to plead on behalf of MAMA PEACE

sarrki:
My own thought though

He went to plead on behalf of MAMA PEACE

Thisis2raw:
I really miss this man. I bet this man can bring Nigeria back to life less than 6months if given power

yarimo:
Smh GEJ been claiming elder Statesmen and celebrity since 1805AD, Visiting IBB and abdull Salam that is your own problem abeg.

sarrki:
My own thought though

He went to plead on behalf of MAMA PEACE

Standing5:
MAMA PEACE's case must be the real reason. The writer implied the meeting detail wasn't known but went ahead to speculate like he knew for sure the details. Paid writers everywhere.

Proudlyngwa:
Abdul salami , I understand. He is the true hero of democracy (twice)
Ibb, that guy is the genesis of 80 percent of Nigeria's problem.
Anybody going to meet him for anything needs to apply caution.
IBB is for IBB alone
Does anyone remember SAP

kokoA:
Only him Sabi visit people. Who dey visit am? I must belong by force..

sapiosexual1:
All these useless blogs with their nonsense speculations.
GEJ had said it before that he plans to hold consultations with and also formally inform past leaders about the start up of his pet project. Every other thing na jara.
Nonsense journalism.

Standing5:
You miss his önline tout hiring right? If only he will hire you again, it will bring your personal economy up again in 6 months.

Limitednow:
So punch newspapers also do copy and paste?

See this story published on 13th September 2016 by social times

http://www.socialtimesng.com/2016/09/why-jonathan-visited-babangida-abdulsalami/

Same story has been published in Punch on 14 of September 2016 without giving credit.

http://punchng.com/jonathan-meets-ibb-abdulsalami-minna/

The Publishers of Social Times should sue them.

Sources hinted that despite the fact that the details of the meeting with IBB was not disclosed, the discussion might not be unconnected with the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war and how it had been affecting Jonathan’s relations, particularly his wife, Patience.

sarrki:
My own thought though

He went to plead on behalf of MAMA PEACE