Buhari tours Aso Rock with Jonathan

‎President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, who returned from a trip to the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday, is currently touring the presidential villa with outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan.

The president-elect arrived at the villa about 11 am after arriving the country hours earlier and had a closed-door meeting with Jonathan, before the tour commenced.

Buhari last week left Nigeria‎ for the UK where he met with David Cameron, the British prime minister.

His inauguration as president of Nigeria on Friday will be attended by about 50 heads of state.

The tour was announced two weeks ago as part of activities heralding Buhari’s inauguration as president.

“On the 28th, President Jonathan will conduct Gen. Buhari and the vice president-elect, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, round the villa‎.” Gabriel Suswam, governor of Benue state, had told the media on May 12 after the National Council of State meeting,

It was also at that briefing that Babangida Aliyu, governor of Niger state, clarified the confusion over “handover”, fixed for May 28, and “inauguration”, slated for the following day.

“It is only a technicality. One is inauguration, the formality of the new president taking over. Technically, the 29th is for the new man taking over,” Aliyu said.

“For the handover of documents, you don’t wait till that 29th because after the inauguration the transition committee may continue.”