We Have No Problem With Jonathan — buhari’s Committee

CONTRARY to the position earlier
expressed by the All Progressives
Congress (APC), chairman of the
transition committee set up by the
president-elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari, to work with the Federal
Government on the handover to his
incoming administration, Alhaji Ahmed
Joda, has said it has no problem with
the government.
The spokesman of the APC, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, had, in a reaction to the
Federal Government’s complaint about
the terms of reference forwarded to it
by Buhari transition committee,
accused the President Goodluck
Jonathan-led administration of
hampering the smooth handover to
the new government.
But, speaking with State House
correspondents, after a meeting of
the corresponding transition
committees, on Monday, Joda denied
that his committee was not getting
the desired cooperation from
government.
The meeting, which took place at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja, was also attended
by Vice President Namadi Sambo, who is
the chairman of the Federal Government’s
committee.
Joda said there was no disagreement
between the committees on the
handover assignment, denying that his
committee had even suggested that
there was a rift.
“Our committee has never said to anybody
that there is no cooperation. We are waiting
for the reports,” he said.
Also speaking with correspondents, the
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, said
the meeting on Monday was “fruitful and
cordial.”
He concurred with Joda that there was no
disagreement between the two committees
as had been projected in some quarters.
“The meeting was very, very fruitful; it was
very cordial. There is certainly no issue. We
are flowing and we have clearer
understanding of the working of the two
committees,” he said.