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.