Why I went to see President Buhari - GEJ

Former President Goodluck Jonathan was at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

After their closed-door meeting, Jonathan told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to brief President Buhari on his recent international engagements, including his emergence as the leader of the African Union, AU, elections monitoring team to Zambia.

His words:
“You asked why I came to see the president today. One key thing is that having been a head of  government, a former President, you become  state property. That’s the privilege you have but every privilege has its corresponding responsibility, and once you become  state property, most of your international engagements, that have to do with public addresses and some international assignments become national assignments, you brief the President.

“Even when I was here, former Presidents used to do that and see me. I have been coming. Most times, I come in the night, that’s why you don’t see me. I came to brief the President about some of my engagements.

"As you are aware, I will be leading the AU elections monitoring team to Zambia. I came to brief the President about some of these external engagements. It is the tradition.”