Breaking; Atiku In Closed door meeting With Obasanjo

Barely 48 hours that he emerged as the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday visited former  President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to seek  his blessings ahead of the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria.

 

Atiku who arrived Obasanjo’ residence within the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) by noon with entourage comprising  the Director – General, Atiku Campaign Organisation(ACO), Otunba  Gbenga Daniel, Spokesperson of ACO,  Segun Sowunmi  among others went into closed door meeting with his erstwhile boss.

Atiku’s visit is coming about 48 hours after an elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, led a delegation the Afenifere  leaders to the Ebora Owu, where the spokesman of the Socio – cultural organisation, Yinka Odunmakin hinted that the Yoruba race in Nigeria would support a presidential candidate with an agenda to restructure the nation’s flawed federation.

Obasanjo’s voice is considered very critical to the electoral fortune of any politician and it is generally believed that whoever earned his endorsement stand a better chance of getting national acceptance, but the former President has been unsparing in portraying Atiku as underserving of the office of Nigerian President.

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (2nd left), his Vice, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, Bishop Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Father Rev. Matthew Kukah and Renowned Islamic Scholar, Shirk Abubakar Gumi during Atiku's visit in Abeokuta, on Thursday. 

The visit to Obasanjo would be the first time the former president would meet with his former deputy since the later emerged as presidential candidate of the PDP. Atiku and Obasanjo 

The two men had an on-again-off-again relationship since the two fell out towards the end of the Obasanjo presidency when the former president allegedly mounted schemes to block Atiku from succeeding him as president. 

Atiku had on his part actively played a role in stopping the third term agenda reportedly schemed by Obasanjo. Though Obasanjo had in the past vowed not to ever support Atiku’s long nurtured presidential aspiration, there is expectation that the former president may unbend upon his even more harsh assessment of the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari.

 Today’s meeting between the two men, was packaged by Afenifere leaders who had on Tuesday visited Dr. Obasanjo ahead of the visit