President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met former President Goodluck Jonathan behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja over the ongoing political crisis in Mali.
Buhari while receiving his predecessor, who currently serves as Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator to Mali, urged disputing parties in the ongoing political crisis in Mali to settle their differences and unite for the peace and unity of the country.
The Personal Assistant on New media to the President, Bashir Ahmed, made this known in a statement titled ‘President Buhari, Jonathan confer on crisis in Mali.’
The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for the peace and unity of the country.
“The President spoke when he received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan who is Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator to the West African country.”
The statement also quoted the President as saying that “a situation where most parts of the country are in the hands of insurgents calls for a consensus and restoration of peace, not a further escalation of the crisis.”