The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi today, Monday, May 13 paid a visit to former vice-president and Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar.
This visit was disclosed in a post on the official handle of the former VP.
The post which showed Obi and Atiku exchanging handshakes and was captioned, “It was my honour and privilege to host @PeterObi today. – AA
Though details of the visit has not been released by either side, Atiku and Obi were former allies who ran on the same PDP presidential ticket against former president, Muhammadu Buhari.
Obi also visited former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the spokesman, Peter Obi Media Outreach, Yunusa Tanko.
According to the statement, Obi used the visit to express commitment to the peace and progress of the nation.
The statement said: “His abiding devotion is to the emergence of a Nigeria that works for all its peoples and where the people are quickly pulled out of poverty.
“Worried about the state of the nation and the increasing uncertainty in the living conditions of the poor and underprivileged, Obi in Abuja on Monday visited some top Nigerians, among whom are Former Vice President, and PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, the Former Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki and the Former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido.
“At the centre of discussion during each of these visits was the state of the nation and how to reduce the suffering of all Nigerians irrespective of class and location.
In particular, the desperate condition of the downtrodden in our midst was highlighted.
“Of particular interest and emphasis in these discussions was the worrisome situation in the Northern parts of the country.”
