by Ranti Joseph
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council on International Relations, Emeka Anyaoku, and other members of the council have bid President Goodluck Jonathan farewell as he leaves office.
He and his members joined Jonathan for a breakfast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In a short interview with journalists after the session on Tuesday, Anyaoku described the meeting as a valedictory one, saying that was the last time his committee members would be meeting with Jonathan as the President of the country.
Anyaoku said they used the opportunity of the meeting to commend Jonathan for conceding victory in the March 28 presidential election even before the final results were released by the Independent National Electoral Commission stating that the country owed Jonathan a huge debt of gratitude for not only conceding victory but also for delivering credible elections.
“We had an excellent valedictory meeting. It was the last for our council, it was the last time we are meeting with the outgoing President.
“We told him that our nation Nigeria owes him a huge debt of gratitude for what he has done in terms of the success of the elections and above all in terms of the gesture of picking up the telephone and congratulating the President-elect even before the final results of the elections were announced.
“That singular act has earned our country a great deal of admiration and respect abroad.
“We thanked him and congratulated him and wished him well in his future endeavour,” he said.
