Former President Goodluck Jonathan has met with some members of his cabinet in a bid to defend his integrity. He was said to have told the former ministers that he was “not a thief in office as being portrayed”.
He explained how he met President Muhammadu Buhari for 20 minutes on two issues, which include, advising Buhari against subjecting his person and former cabinet members to “media trial” on alleged corruption and; why the Election Petition Tribunals in Rivers and Akwa Ibom should be allowed to work unhindered.
He deplored what he called the involvement of the Department of State Security Service(DSS) on election-related matters in the two states.
According to sources, the meeting was held at Jonathan’s Abuja home a few days ago.
It was gathered that about 15 former ministers (including two who were recalled from London) and some former security chiefs attended.
One of the former media aides in the Presidency attended the “strictly private” session to put issues in the correct perspective at the right time.
But the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is central to the allegations against Jonathan, was absent.
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