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Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan have met for the first time after last week’s presidential election.
The two leaders met behind closed-doors at the Aso Rock presidential villa Friday. Both sides are expected to commence transitional processes ahead of the May 29 date for the transfer of power.
Mr. Jonathan lost Saturday’s election to Mr. Buhari, and conceded defeat, the first time an incumbent Nigerian leader would do so.
In a telephone call to Mr. Buhari ahead of his official declaration as winner, President Jonathan urged the incoming president to make time for their teams to meet and commence transitional processes.
Friday’s meeting, described by officials as “private”, held at the new Banquet Hall inside the President’s office. Details of the meeting were not made public.
Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati, confirmed that the meeting took place.
The Benue State Police Command yesterday said it has recovered the card reader device that was reportedly snatched from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), meant for the conduct last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Vandeikya local government area of the state.
The police also said they arrested five persons who were out to disrupt the electoral process in possession of two AK47 guns, one Mark 4 riffle loaded with 28 rounds of live ammunition as well as a knife and charms. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Jimoh Ozi Obeh, stated this while briefing journalists in his office at the command’s headquarters in Makurdi, noting that the card reader machine was recovered in the bush at Aliade, the headquarters of Gwer East local government area following a tip-off.
According to him, when he got wind of the incident, he swiftly alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the area, who went to the spot and recovered it and later handed it over to him. The police boss said last Saturday’s general elections in the state, was generally peaceful except in Logo and Konshisha local government areas where the INEC offices were set ablaze by hoodlums, saying the police were investigating the matter.
Obeh who expressed worry over the manner youths carried out what he called ‘wild jubilation’ in celebrating winners of last elections by setting bonfires on major streets using sticks, said he took time to meet with elders of the communities where such activities happened and pleaded with them to prevail on their wards against turning the celebration into violence.
Source New Telegraph
President Jonathan welcoming the senior pastor Dunamis church; pastor Paul Enenche, FCT CAN chair bishop Ini Ukpoho, bishop David Abioye of living faith and Kennedy Opara Es, NCPC to the presidential villa for the breaking of the lenten
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