Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and his team have departed Abeokuta, Ogun state, after paying a political visit to former president Olusegun Obassanjo earlier today.
Atiku who was accompanied by religious leaders including Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric; Mathew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese; David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, – visited his former boss at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Thursday for political consultation after winning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election over the weekend.
Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, and Ben Murray-Bruce, were among the top politicians who visited Obasanjo.
Meanwhile, Obasanjo says he has forgiven his former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar,wholeheartedly, describing him as “president-to-be.”
Obasanjo said this while addressing journalists after the closed -door meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate.