Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, visited residences of two former Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Obasanjo arrived Minna, the Niger State capital about midday on Sunday and spent less than one hour in General Abdulsalami’s house before going to the hilltop residence of General Babangida (rtd).
Obasanjo disclosed that his parley with some presidential candidates and political parties was not an indication that he had a preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 elections but that he rather had a national agenda.
He said as an elder statesman, he had no anointed presidential candidate or a preferred political party, but an agenda for the country.
Obasanjo had at different fora held consultations with Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi; All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians from different political parties.
Obasanjo who arrived in a Black Jeep with plate Number Kaduna DKA 621FQ at exactly 12.30pm on Sunday drove straight first to General Abdulsalami’s residence where they had a closed door meeting for about 30 minutes.
Answering questions from Journalists after meeting General Abubakar, Obasanjo said he had come to visit his “brother”.
“I have come to see my brother who was indisposed and when he was abroad I had wanted to visit him but unfortunately, I missed him because the day I arrived in London to visit him was the day he left.
“So I said since I could not see him in London, I will come to see him in Nigeria and so, that is what I have come to do.
“He is special in a way and he was indisposed, so I had to come and see him. If there is anybody again who is special and indisposed that I have to see, I will see him. I am still strong enough”, Obasanjo remarked.
General Abdulsalami with his wife Justice Fati Abubakar, after the meeting, led Chief Obasanjo to his car at exactly 1.13pm.
The former President immediately drove to General Ibrahim Babangida’s residence where they also had another closed door meeting.
