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\u2026Opposition isn\u2019t about cutlasses, dane guns \u2013 Tinubu<\/p>\n

BY DANIEL IDONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, met behind closed doors with the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Aso Rock, as part of efforts by the President to carry all stakeholders along as he settles down for a fresh four years mandate.<\/p>\n

Although the outcome of the secret talks was not immediately made public but Tinubu told State House Correspondents that the meeting went very well and very successful, saying that \u201copposition is not about axes, cutlasses and dane guns\u201d.<\/p>\n

The president also met in public with leaders of all major political parties in the country where he called on them to join hands with his government for the transformation of Nigeria. The leadership of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, was however absent at the meeting which held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n

Those in attendance were Bello Mohammed, Chairman of PDP, Kao Baraje, Secretary of PDP and Olusola Oke, Legal Adviser, PDP, Bisi Akande, Chairman ACN, Bola Tinubu, Chris Ngige, and George Akume.<\/p>\n

Others are Ogbonnaya Onu, Chairman ANPP; Lanre Amosu, ANPP Chieftain; Victor Ume, chairman APGA; Tim Manakaya, APGA and Dan Nwuanyawu, Chairman, Labour Party, among others.<\/p>\n

Those who accompanied President Jonathan to the meeting were Vice President Namadi Sambo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, and Presidential Spokesman, Mr Ima Niboro, and Special Assistant on Research and Documentation, Mr Oronto Douglas Chief Oghiadomhe had in his opening remark pointed out that all the political parties invited for the meeting attended the meeting except the CPC.<\/p>\n

In an opening remark,\u00a0 President Jonathan said despite their political differences, the major political leaders must work with the government to ensure that Nigerians get the dividends of democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter who is the President, no matter who is the governor what Nigerians are interested in is to have food on the table, there should be infrastructure, there should be security and there should be good governance. And I know that not only the ruling party alone can make this possible. For me to succeed, to give Nigerians what they want, we must run a stable government. It needs the cooperation of all the political parties, all the leaders\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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