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.
