Dr. Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson of the Peter Obi-Datti presidential campaign in the 2023 election, has revealed the purpose behind his principal’s recent visit to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
According to a report by Vanguard, Obi paid a brief private visit to Atiku’s residence on Monday, where they held discussions for approximately 20 minutes.
Atiku, acknowledging Obi’s visit, described it as an honor and privilege in a tweet shared via his official X handle.
Speaking on the visit, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said: “The meeting was held behind closed doors. But we haven’t been briefed.”
But in a statement after visit, Obi’s media aide, explained that the visit to Atiku’s residence as well as that of other PDP leaders was born out of his desire for a better Nigeria.
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“The state of the nation and the plight of the poor inspired the visits. Mr. Peter Obi has continued to live up to his expressed commitment to the peace and progress of the nation,” Tanko 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.”
Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, served as Atiku’s running mate on the PDP presidential ticket during the 2019 general elections.
Unfortunately, they were defeated by former President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
