President Goodluck Jonathan has gone on record to explain the reason why he visited Mali on Friday.
In a message that he posted on his Facebook Timeline, the President explained that the trip was in furtherance of his
efforts aimed at ensuring that peace reigns in Mali.A national newspaper had reported on Saturday that Jonathan’s trip to Mali was a secret one.
The President however posted photographs of when he was by President Ibrahim Keita of Mali at the airport in Bamako and when they had a meeting.
He said his conviction was that Nigeria must remain in the forefront of all efforts aimed at restoring peace to Mali and beyond.
President Jonathan wrote, “Today (Friday), I was in Mali where I met and discussed with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in furtherance of peace in Mali.
“My conviction is that Nigeria must be a facilitator for peace in the West African sub-region and beyond.”Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had also posted the same set of photographs on his Twitter Timeline under the hash-tag “#MaliPeaceAccord.”
Unlike Jonathan’s previous foreign trips, however, the Presidency did not issue any statement announcing the journey to Bamako.
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