Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammad Buhari (Rtd.), has met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan.

The meeting took place inside the Presidential Villa and was handled as a strictly private affair.

It was the first time the two leaders would be meeting since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Buhari winner of the March 28 presidential election.

Details of the meeting remain a closely guarded secret.

Buhari will take over from Jonathan on May 29 this year when he will complete his four-year term as leader of Africa’s most populous country and biggest economy.

•Partly based on a Channels TV report. File photo shows Buhari and Jonathan exchanging greetings.