Goodluck JonathanÂ
By Our ReporterÂ
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has advised the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi to join hands with President Bola Tinubu to move the country forward.
He stated this when he visited President Tinubu at the Aso Rock villa after the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed him as the president of Nigeria.
He said that the visit gave him the opportunity to congratulate the President on his victory at the Supreme Court.
“I’m seizing this opportunity to tell all political stakeholders in the country to consider all that transpired during the February elections as bygone and focus on how to move the country forward”
Jonathan after meeting Tinubu was quoted by Channels TV as saying, “There are certain things we discussed so that the country can move forward. Elections are over, we must move forward”.
“Yes, we have challenges economically now, we still have all it takes to lead. These are some of the issues I will continue to discuss with Mr President.
“I believe that there is a need to eliminate the tension and move forward as Africa’s most populated nation” said Jonathan.
He called on all political leaders, including former President to eschew bitterness and work together in harmony for the country’s overall good.
The former president also said his visit was to inform Tinubu of some of his recent foreign engagements as well as some sundry issues affecting the country.
