Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President
Goodluck Jonathan eventually met on Monday evening at
Obasanjo’s mansion on Presidential Hilltop Estate,
Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
Sources close to the Obasanjo home said the General
Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor
Enoch Adeboye and founder of Winners’ Chapel, Bishop
David Oyedepo, were at the meeting at the instance of the
former President as one of conditions given by Obasanjo
before any meeting with Jonathan could take place .
It was learnt that the men of God were called to be
witnesses of what would transpire between Jonathan and
his benefactor, Obasanjo, during the meeting after the terms
of the outcome of previous series of discussions between
the two were allegedly not followed by the President.
It was further learnt that Obasanjo would use the avenue to
ask Jonathan salient questions to the hearing of Adeboye
and Oyedepo bordering on security situation of the country,
his loyalists who were weeded out of the Peoples
Democratic Party(PDP) as well as the matter concerning
the South West Organising Mobilisation Committee
Chairman of PDP, Prince Buruji Kashamu, whom the former
President said can’t be his leader.
As of 10.19pm, there was no official comment on the
outcome of the meeting.
Earlier, the social media had been awash with reports that
Obasanjo, who stayed away from the Peoples Democratic
Party presidential campaign at the MKO International
Stadium in Abeokuta , shunned Jonathan.
Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party leaders were in
the Ogun State capital to seek support for the President’s
re-election bid.
The former President had made a surprise appearance at
the wedding of Jonathan daughter on Saturday, thus raising
hopes that their sour relationship was over.
Obasanjo, our correspondent gathered,, had left Hilltop at
2.59pm and did not return till Jonathan and his entourage
retreated to the Presidential Lodge in the city around
5.30pm, after their campaign.
The President arrived at the stadium at exactly 3. 50pm
and had headed straight for the state box from where he
later moved out to acknowledge cheers from the crowd .
Operatives of the Department of State Security, who had
earlier besieged the Hilltop as early as 6am in anticipation
of Jonathan’s arrival left the place at exactly 3.36pm.
Their departure fuelled the reports that Obasanjo was not
willing to receive the President. Before then, Vice- President
Namadi Sambo, who was also in Abeokuta visited the Alake
and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo,
in his palace at Ake, without going to the former President’s
home.
While addressing party supporters at the stadium, Jonathan
said his administration would create eight million jobs if re-
elected.
Giving the breakdown of how he would this, he said that at
least two million jobs would be created each year in
collaboration with the private sector.
He said, “We are out to create jobs. Our target is to create
at least two million jobs every year. We are working with
the private sector, including Tony Elumelu. When you hear
Elumelu, you know we are talking about a serious investor.”
Jonathan, who noted that Ogun State had produced great
Nigerian leaders like the late Obafemi Awolowo, Funmilayo
Ransome-Kuti and MKO Abiola, said through his
government’s vibrant industrial policy, about 56 industries
had been attracted to Ogun State.
He also stated that his administration would embark on the
construction of silos and other produce storage facilities
across the country, including Ogun state, to enhance
storage and preservation of agric produce.
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, had
said that the PDP had been able to reduce annual expenses
on food imports from N1.1tn to N697bn through a vibrant
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