Jonathan, Obasanjo in late night meeting

RESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, held a
secret meeting with former president, Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Abeokuta home.
Jonathan went into a
closed-door meeting, which lasted more than two
hours with some notable leaders of the party in
attendance.
Details of the meeting could not be ascertained,
but this could not be unconnected with a way of
finding an end to the war of words between
Obasanjo and his political son.
Earlier in the day, journalists had besieged the
Hilltop residence of the former president to confirm
whether or not the president would pay homage to
Obasanjo.
Jonathan had planned
to sleep over in Abeokuta, to hold a meeting with
Obasanjo and some aggrieved members of the
party, who were planning to join other political
parties as a result of the outcome of the party’s
congresses.
All party leaders and ministers, led by Chief Tony
Anenih, were at the meeting.
Efforts to verify details of the meeting failed, as
mobile phones of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Dr
Doyin Okupe and Dr Rueben Abati, were switched
off.
The meeting ended at about 9.50 p.m., as
President Jonathan left the building in a convoy of
nine vehicles.
Earlier, while addressing supporters at the MKO
Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, the president had
promised that he would create 2 million jobs
annually if voted into office in 2015.
He said this became imperative to absorb about
1.8 million graduates being turned out annually by
tertiary institutions.
“Our target is to create two million jobs every year
and with this development, we are going to have
zero unemployment in the next years,” he added.