Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will on
Wednesday, hold a world press conference in
Geneva, Switzerland.
The press conference, which holds at 3pm local
time, is part of activities lined up by the Circle of Diplomats
(Circle Diplomatique), Geneva in honour of Jonathan, which would be
concluded with a dinner same day.
According to a statement by Guy Mettan, Executive
Director, the Geneva Press Club, Jonathan will address two most
crucial topics in Nigeria and West Africa at the press briefing.
Mettan said the former Nigerian president will
talk about security and civil peace in Nigeria and West Africa, on
one hand, as well as improvement of health and education of children,
on the other.
He said accredited United Nations correspondents
and Swiss journalists are expected at the press conference, which
will most likely see Jonathan talking about Boko Haram activities in
Nigeria and the fight against insurgency.
The Circle of Diplomats will also host a dinner in
honour of Jonathan on Wednesday night at the Intercontinental Hotel,
Geneva.
Since leaving office on May 29, 2015, Jonathan has
engaged in peace missions and election monitoring on behalf of the
United Nations. He has also received global awards and acclaim for
peacefully relinquishing power after losing the presidential election
last year.
Jonathan had conceded defeated to President
Muhammadu Buhari last year even before the final results of the 2015
Nigerian presidential election was announced.
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