President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday played host to former President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja.
The meeting, which began at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the President’s first-floor office, was part of ongoing consultations between the two leaders on West African political affairs and Nigeria’s continental engagements.
Jonathan’s visit was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who posted photographs of the meeting on his X account with the caption, “President Tinubu meets former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Villa.”
The photographs showed both men engaged in what appeared to be a relaxed discussion, with a “Two-Year Milestone” document visible in a corner of the President’s office.
No official statement was issued on the substance of the discussions, but Wednesday’s meeting came five months after Jonathan’s last visit in November 2025.
Jonathan last visited the State House in a similar capacity on November 29, 2025, shortly after being airlifted out of Guinea-Bissau following a coup staged by soldiers loyal to Brigadier-General Dinis Incanha.
Incanha had arrested incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on November 26, a day before the electoral commission was to announce the official results of the November 23 presidential election.
At the time, Jonathan had led the West African Elders Forum election observation mission and was evacuated on a jet reportedly provided by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.
Jonathan has spent much of his post-presidential years serving as one of West Africa’s most active election observers and mediators, with assignments in Mali, The Gambia, Liberia and, most recently, Guinea-Bissau under the auspices of the West African Elders Forum.