Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday refused to comment on the anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Jonathan was in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, where he met with Buhari.
Jonathan, however, declined to comment on the anti-graft war, saying that most of the cases of alleged corruption were in court.
He said: “There are too many cases that are in court and it will not be fair for me to comment.
“I have always said that at the appropriate time, when most of these things have been resolved, we will (talk).”
Jonathan, who is leading the AU election monitoring team to Zambia, said he was at the Presidential Villa to brief Buhari on the activities of the team.
He said: “I came to brief Mr. President on some of my engagements in the immediate past and of course, the future.
“Of course you are aware that I would be leading the AU election monitoring team to Zambia; normally you (need to) properly brief the President.
“So, I came to brief the President on some of my external engagements; it is a tradition.”
The former president further said he is a regular caller to the Villa, having served as the country’s president at a point in time.
He said: “One key thing is that having been the head of a government – a former president – you become a statesman.
“That is the privilege you have, but every privilege has its own corresponding
responsibilities.
“And when you become a statesman, normally you brief the sitting president on most of your international engagements that have to do with public speaking and some other international assignments.
“Even when I was here, the former presidents used to do what I have come to do.
“I have been coming, but in most cases we used to meet at night.
“That is why you don’t see me.”
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