April 30, 2015 
The Nigerian government has warned the incoming administration and the All Progressive Congress (APC) against forming a parallel government as incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan remains in charge till May 29.
The government said the “magnanimity” of Mr. Jonathan should not be taken for cowardice.
The warning came hours after Mr. Buhari inaugurated a committee to partner with the outgoing administration to ensure a smooth transition.
Briefing journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the National Planning Minister, Abubakar Suleiman, who spoke as a member and chairman of a sub-committee of the transition committee, said the government was concerned about some terms of reference given the transition committee of the incoming government.
Mr. Suleiman said the council was also concerned that some comments made by members of the APC leadership amounted to “stampeding” the incumbent administration.
“We did receive from (the) in-coming government’s transition committee and some (of its) terms of reference which we looked at critically. And council did agreed that the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan remains the current government of this country. The incoming government should avoid creating a parallel government while the government is still on,” Mr. Suleiman said.
“We take exceptions to some of the terms of reference that look as if the current government is being stampeded or intimidated.”
He said Mr. Jonathan’s magnanimity should not be taken for granted.
“The magnanimity of Mr. President should not be taken to be cowardice and that is why Mr. President and indeed council members enjoined Nigerian people to see the olive branch extended to Nigerians and international community as a way of keeping this country intact, as a way of ensuring peace in Nigeria and as such whatever the outcome of the election, what is important is Nigeria’s national interest. And that national interest should be protected, enhanced and promoted at whatever level we are…
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Jonathan extended olive branch to Nigeria? Was he at war with Nigeria? What Oliver branch is being discussed here? Does he need to be a coward before he could be defeated in an election where he was flatly beaten or for accepting defeat when he has lost his army at the battle of the election? There is really no need of being glittery about anything now because the deed is already done. May 29th is sacrosanct.
Jonathan for all I care n know killed PDP as a party he accepted defeat because he’s a weak president no incumbent leader would tolerate what happened in d northern states were under aged kids participated in voting since he knows what was abt to happen why not tell ur party members that u don’t want to rerun for the second term he knew that the hausas were out to take back power what jonathan would have done for his party was to step aside n norminate an hausa man to contest for presidential seat just for the party to still remain the ruling party in they country properbly atiku would have been the best candidate if jonathan had adopted him or muazu or even sambo pls take note that nobody killed jonathan nobody conspired with APC to remove jonathan they PDP candidate killed himself n his party not considering what the party has done for him from d past till the present jst for his selfish interest(world ambarssador of peace) he killed the party.