President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met face to face on Sunday at the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
It was the first time they met since the open letter from Obasanjo to Buhari last Tuesday.
Obasanjo, in the letter, had criticised Buhari’s administration and accused him of nepotism and failure to revive the economy, among other accusations.
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Obasanjo had also advised Buhari not to contest the 2019 Presidential elections.
They met briefly on Sunday just before the opening ceremony of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
Obasanjo first went round to exchange pleasantries with other African leaders attending the summit, before looking out for Buhari among the crowd to also have a word with him.
They both shook hands and talked for about two minutes.
Photojournalists at the summit made frantic efforts to capture the moment.
Another former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, later joined Buhari and Obasanjo for a snapshot.
