₦airaland Forum

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday recounted his weekend’s meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan. He spoke to Sahara Reporters.

Atiku was quoted as saying that 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.
Denying that he was asked to head an interim government, the former vice president admitted that Dr. Jonathan tried to prevail on him to rejoin the PDP which he rejected.

He said the president also discussed the ongoing war against Boko Haram, seeking his support for Nigerian troops. He said they also discussed the possibility of displaced Nigerians returning to the areas that have been recaptured from Boko Haram.

Asked by Sahara Reporters 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 which are less than two weeks to hold.

Atiku said he had always been opposed to an interim government adding that he did so when former military President Ibrahim Babangida set up an interim national government in 1993. He said he was offered a position in the government through the late Gen. Shehu Yar’Adua, which he rejected. The position, he said was given to Lagos politician Dapo Sarumi.

Atiku said he advised President Jonathan to ensure that the elections were free and fair and devoid of the bloodshed that trailed the 2011 general elections.

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They should do whatever they like

u try but we they watch our back

watered:
They should do whatever they like

And they've been doing that perfectly well. All I know is, something still to comes out from this Atiku and GEJ meeting before election day.

yuzjet:
And they've been doing that perfectly well. All I know is, something still to comes out from this Atiku and GEJ meeting before election day.

I'm just too sure that elections will be shifted again.

watered:
I'm just too sure that elections will be shifted again.

Don't be too sure. It'll be damaging!

yuzjet:
Don't be too sure. It'll be damaging!

you wait and see what happens soon

watered:
you wait and see what happens soon

For sure.

When it involves Atiku anything can happen

Make election hold make we rest.

eliment:
When it involves Atiku anything can happen

That's the main point.

dmyke:
Make election hold make we rest.

Hopefully!

eliment:
When it involves Atiku anything can happen

He is surely a nice guy but TRUST is something I can't risk jeopardising whenever he's involved in something

IdiAmin1:
He is surely a nice guy but TRUST is something I can't risk jeopardising whenever he's involved in something

Trust! The only thing most politicians lack.