Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Wednesday’s meeting was part of a recurring pattern of consultations between the two leaders on West African political affairs and Nigeria’s continental engagements.
The visit, which was held at approximately 4 p.m., was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who posted photographs of the meeting on his X account, writing, “President Tinubu meets former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Villa.”
The photographs showed both men engaged in what appeared to be a relaxed discussion, with a “Two-Year Milestone” document visible in a corner of the President’s office. No official statement was issued on the agenda of the discussions, but Wednesday’s meeting came months after Jonathan’s last visit in November 2025.
Jonathan had last visited the Villa in a similar capacity on November 29, 2025, barely hours after being airlifted out of Bissau following a coup staged by soldiers loyal to Brigadier-General Dinis Incanha, who arrested incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on November 26, a day before the electoral commission was to announce official results of the November 23 presidential election.
At the time, Jonathan had led the West African Elders Forum election observation mission and was evacuated on a jet reportedly provided by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.
