Goodluck Missing His Allotted Time At AU Meeting Is No Big Deal..Abati

 

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity Dr Reuben Abati has said there is no big deal on the President’s inability to address the African Union General Meeting going on  in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during his allotted time

According to him, “There is nothing amiss here; President Jonathan was perfectly in order. He did not abandon his duty post,” the spokesperson said.

“It is perfectly normal for Presidents to meet on the sidelines of any international meeting, and as the AU plenary went on yesterday, many Presidents stepped out to hold bilateral meetings, and return to the hall”.

He continued, “Where they are listed to make a statement in a plenary session and as happened in our case, the President had gone to attend a meeting on the sidelines, the Minister sitting in for the President can ask for a different slot to enable his Principal return to the hall to make the statement.