President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday paid a private visit to a former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, inside his Asokoro, Abuja residence.
Jonathan visited Danjuma, who is the Chairman of the Victims Support Fund, in company with a few aides.
The two leaders however met behind closed doors and they did not make the purpose of the parley public.
Danjuma however told journalists at the end of the meeting that the President, by conceding defeat in the March 28 presidential election to Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, had set a record.
He said Africa and the world should emulate Jonathan.
He observed that if the late Biafran warlord, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, had done the same thing after the fall of Enugu, he would have saved the nation of bloodshed.
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“If Ojukwu did the same after the fall of Enugu, if he had conceded victory to the federal troops, he would have saved the nation one full year of bloodshed.
“President Jonathan has set a history, a record as something to be emulated by the rest of Africa and indeed the whole world. Its an excellent thing he did.”
Jonathan simply thanked Danjuma for his fatherly support during the election.
It would be recalled that the former minister had on March 11 visited Jonathan at the Presidential Villa during which they met behind closed doors inside Jonathan’s official residence.
Danjuma had after the first meeting warned reporters not to speculate about the purpose of the visit.
He said having just returned to the country from a foreign trip, he needed to see Jonathan and find out developments in the country.
“Don’t speculate. I came to visit the President and find out how things are going. I have been abroad. I just came back,” he had said.
When asked whether he was ready to support Jonathan’s re-election, Danjuma had said he could not canvass votes for anybody because he does not belong to any political party.
“I don’t canvass (for votes). I am not in any of the political parties. The President is Nigeria’s President,” he simply said.
Danjuma in January drew the wrath of some ex-Niger Delta militants, including Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo and Government Ekpemudo (a.k.a Tompolo), when he called for their arrests for threatening war if Jonathan loses the presidential election.
Apart from declaring the former minister persona non grata in the region where Jonathan hails from, the ex-militants also demanded apology from Danjuma within seven days or face their wrath.
The repentant militant leaders said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, that Danjuma was among Northerners who had become very comfortable in life because of the oil money from Niger Delta. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Theophilus Danjuma murdered Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria's military President of Igbo origin. During other coups in which he was a leader and participant, he shed the blood of several Nigerians, including during the Nigeria-Biafra war. The blood of these citizens will hunt him through eternity, no matter how many oil wells were assigned to him by those who we afarid of him carrying out a military coup. He needs to leave the Igbos alone. No body needs the advise of this mad man on the right schedule for ending the Biafra war. Buhari should keep an eye on Danjuma, because he may be planning to everthrow him once he becomes President. Danjuma is up to no good.
ReplyDeletePlease General Danjuma, there was no election between Ojukwu and any body then, i do not know what you expect him to concede and to who? please, please, please you are talking to the living.
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Danjuma be warned...watch your back our 👀 are on you,if you try those rubbish you did years back your blood will be disgraced...you will not understand but try we are waiting!!! #bringbAckourgirls
ReplyDeleteDanjuma, I dont know why you are bringing late Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu into this matter.There is no basis of comparison on what transpired now and that of Nigeria Civil war.Please, and please allow the dead to rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteDanjuma should just give a general commendation and not bring in the Igbos that he killed their leader - Ironsi
ReplyDeleteHe is a beneficiary of the military rule so shouldn't be talking of democratic institutions
Let him go and stay with his capturing skills as he captured Mr Omenai's wife while on a sick bed
Umunnamee ! D general is not saying anyting bad against late ikemba.don crusified him.
ReplyDeleteThe stupid general is an illiterate, how could he had compared Ojukwu and Goodluck. The uprising in Enugu came as a result of the killings in the north. As Nwa afo Ojukwu had to respond by declaring war which i still salute his courage till date instead of keeping quite like a coward. The effect of that civil war has helped the igbos to know that they can be independent without people like Danjuma and co. One day will come biafra will be made manifest through dialogue . It happened in the USSR province now you can find Ukraine, slovania, Russia croatia as a country independent of the others. God Bless Nigeria Nwa Aba
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