… insists it’s a courtesy visit
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday held a private meeting with his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He however denied speculations that the visit was linked to the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking to journalists after the two-hour closed-door meeting, Atiku, who was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, insisted that his visit had nothing to do with politics or future elections.
“It is a courtesy visit. I’m not going to talk about 2027 or politics. I’m not here because of 2027,” the former Vice President declared.
“I was not in Abeokuta to see Obasanjo because of 2027,” he stated, describing the meeting as purely a courtesy visit.
Despite persistent questions, Atiku declined to discuss Nigerian politics, leaving room for speculation about the nature of his engagement with the former president.
Atiku arrived at the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta around 12.36pm quickly went to the Penthouse arm of the facility to meet his host, Obasanjo who was waiting for him for close door meeting.
He was joined in the closed – door meeting with members of his entourage, including a member of the Senate representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ahmed Ningi, former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, Obasanjo’s personal friend, Otunba Oyewole Fasawe among others.
Atiku also visited Obasanjo in the build up to the 2023 Presidential election.