2023: After Talks with Peter Obi, Obasanjo Meets Prominent PDP Governor

2023: After Talks with Peter Obi, Obasanjo Meets Prominent PDP Governor

  • A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, met with Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto state on Sunday, July 31
  • The meeting said to be centred on national issues, was held in Abeokuta, the Ogun state, in Obasanjo's house
  • This meeting came days after the former president met with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian president, received Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Sunday, July 31, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

Acording to a statement by Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said the meeting bordered on national issues, Nigerian Tribune reports.

Obasanjo and Tambuwal
The meeting is about national issues (Photo: Governor Aminu Tambuwal)
Source: UGC

Specifically, the closed-door talk was held in Obasanjo's penthouse.

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According to News Telegraph, Obasanjo has recently been meeting with stakeholders and critical groups in the region to make them look in the direction of the former Anambra governor to succeed Buhari.

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Nigeria's former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has challenged Nigerian youths to get up and take over leadership positions.

Obasanjo said this on Saturday, July 23, during a special interview with former Super Eagles star, Segun Odegbami, on his Eagle7 Sports 103.7 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun state

The president's statement comes amidst the clamour for a younger president ahead of the 2023 general elections.

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Obasanjo also stated that Nigerian youths should always reject the tag of “leaders of tomorrow,” saying that the "tomorrow" may never come.

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