President Good­luck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met in the early hours of yes­terday, in Abuja, to discuss the nation’s security mat­ters.
The visit was on the invita­tion of Jonathan and it came barely two days after the for­mer president commended the Federal and Lagos State governments on the efforts be­ing made to check the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). He confirmed meeting with the president shortly on arrival from Abuja, to news­men in Abeokuta yesterday, saying it was purely on secu­rity matters. “Yes, I can con­firm that I met with Mr. Presi­dent on his invitation.
“In fact, he had wanted to come down to Abeokuta, but as a sign of respect to the Of­fice of the President, I had to go. We had discussion on the country’s security issues and that is all.”
Obasanjo, who appreciated the invitation of Mr. Presi­dent, said he would continue to make himself available on national issues in the interest of peace and progress of the country.
On the Eggon/Fulani crisis in Nasarawa State, Obasanjo called on the government of Benue and Nasarawa states to ensure that peace was restored to the warring communities. He said the Eggon, who are farmers and the Fulani, who are herdsmen,  must under­stand themselves and resolve their differences. He said: “There is no way, such will not happen, but the two state governments should come up with lasting solutions.
“The farmers would want their crops to be protected, while the herdsmen will also want their cattles to feed. So, the government should fash­ion out peaceful means to end the crisis.”

Jonathan, Obasanjo meet over security