Former President Goodluck Jonathan met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday.
The meeting came shortly after Goodluck Jonathan returned from Guinea-Bissau, where a military takeover had taken place.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed Jonathan’s visit in a post on X on Saturday.
He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa on Saturday on Jonathan’s return to Nigeria from Guinea-Bissau. President Jonathan went to the West African on an election monitoring mission. There were concerns about his safety following a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau.”
It was reported that Jonathan arrived in Nigeria on Thursday evening via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after being evacuated from Bissau.
A video of his arrival showed him stepping off an Ivorian government aircraft and being received by supporters and officials.
The former president had travelled to Guinea-Bissau as head of the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission for last Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections.
His team was still carrying out its assignment when soldiers announced they had taken over the government, prompting concerns about his safety.
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