President Goodluck Jonathan and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, had breakfast together in Nairobi, Kenya, on December 12, 2013, Thursday.
Both politicians were among other
African leaders that graced the 50th
Independence Anniversary celebration of Kenya at the Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani, Nairobi, on Thursday, December
12.
Obasanjo's visit was said to have taken everybody by surprise as it contradicts the expected nature of the relationshipbbetween both men, owing to recent public criticisms of the President by
Obasanjo .
The unexpected meeting held prior to the anniversary event, as the former president, Obasanjo, paid a surprise visit to President Jonathan at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, where they had a private breakfast together.
Reports say the two politicians had a "fruitful discussion" after emerging from the meeting beaming with smiles and
sharing a warm handshake.
It would be recalled that Obasanjo had written a strong-worded letter, which went public earlier this week
(Wednesday), accusing the President of performing below par and taking actions calculated at destroying the country. The
previous meeting between Jonathan and Obasanjo was on December 10, 2013,
Tuesday, as they attended the memorial held to honor the life of Nelson "Madiba" Madela, South Africa's great man of
history and world's single most significant statesman of the last 100 years.
In his speech, President Jonathan called on all Kenyans to unite. According to him, there was no alternative to unity if Kenyans must move their nation
forward. In building their nation,
Jonathan told Kenyans that they must make unity their focal point.
He said that the destiny of Kenya lies with its people and as such, the people must strive hard to take their country to a greater height.
President Jonathan said that he was happy that former Kenya Prime Minister, Raila Odinga was present at the event and working with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"Nobody can love you more than
Kenyans, so you all have to jointly
develop your country. All Kenyans
should come together to form an
inclusive society.
"Since 2007, many African
countries like Kenya have been
celebrating 50 years of independence and freedom, our
founding fathers talked of political
freedom to be followed by
economic freedom.
"The present generation of African
leaders must work hard on science
and technology as well as
industrialisation, so that there
could be economic development
and freedom." President Jonathan
stated.
Obasanjo was said to have sat quietly during the event and was making calls on his mobile phone at intervals while the event lasted.
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