Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar said that his
visit to his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday was not about
politics, but “a courtesy call on the former President”.
Atiku, who arrived at Obasanjo’s Abeokuta residence located
within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at exactly
12: 37p.m., was accompanied by former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Senator
Liyel Imoke, former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, Senator
Abdul Ningi, among others.
Atiku, alongside members of his entourage, were received at
the Obasanjo’s residence by the elder statesman, Otunba Oyewole Fasawe before
they all proceeded to a private meeting with Obasanjo which lasted for about
one and half hours.
Emerging from the meeting at about 2:17 p.m., Atiku told the waiting journalists that he was on courtesy visit to his former boss and not to discuss politics.
Asked for the purpose of the meeting and whether it was
related to his 2027 presidential ambition, Atiku said: “I am here on courtesy
call. I am not here to talk politics”.
“I was not in Abeokuta to see Obasanjo because of 2027,” he
stated, describing the meeting as purely “a courtesy visit”.
“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.
Attempts to also get Tambuwal to talk on the essence of the
visit proved abortive, as he also refused to talk on the purpose of the visit.
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