The Punch gathered on Sunday that the meeting which might hold outside the country was to establish rapport between the two contenders before the election.
A source close to the Presidency said, “We are trying to broker a meeting between the two leaders.
“The way the presidential electioneering is going may create serious divisions among Nigerians. We need to stop this.
“Apart from this, I think there is serious apprehension in the camp of the President that if Buhari wins, he’s going to jail a lot of President Jonathan’s supporters for alleged corruption.
“This is one of the issues that is causing serious tension in the camp of the President and we also need to make sure that in whatever we do, there must be peace in the country.”
It was learnt that the claim by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that Jonathan was afraid that Buhari could jail him was real after all.
A top member of the ruling PDP, who also spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity said, this fact could not be denied by the party and the Presidency.
He said, “You have listened to the press conference by our campaign office and we didn’t deny that aspect. But we dealt with other issues.
“That statement by former President Obasanjo is real. It is true and we all know that. But we know that very soon, the meeting which we are hearing is being coordinated by some concerned leaders, might address that.”
Obasanjo had on Saturday said, ‘‘I believe the President’s fear is particularly motivated by whom he sees as his likely successor, that is, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. I believe people would have been telling him that Buhari is a hard man; he will fight corruption and he (Jonathan) may end up in jail if not in the grave. I think people would have told him that sort of thing and he is not the only one afraid of Buhari.’’
Lol.. it might be true o..
ReplyDeletethey better meet, to avoid or stop future division ..
we only pray for a free and fair election..
ReplyDeleteand also peace after election....
I'm sick of reading about dis 2. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteLet's b frank, people are really afraid of Buhari. But one thing is, if our hands are really clean, I see no reason y all dese confusion will b bought up.
ReplyDeleteNobody is afraid of GMB,,just some poliricians using d media to spread false news always
DeletePunch ooo l don't Agree on this!
ReplyDelete#GodblessNigeria blessNigeria
conspiracy part 2…..Jonathan shouldn’t forget how buhari overthrew a democratic president and took over as a military president….he has strategies and shouldn't be trusted..behind that fake smile is a serious blow through the
ReplyDeleteagbada…..GEJ ALL THE WAy
Whch kind fence mending....who needs d mending more,themselves or their supporters...
ReplyDeleteAnother fake news...mweting or no meeting..its all foemaliries..d last thing GMB will do is to jail GEJ if he wins...unless he wants to b d one to start another war bcos we still hv obj,ibb etc that needs to b in jail
ReplyDeleteNow we await March 28
ReplyDeleteAm I tired of dis everyday story abeg
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