2023 Presidency: I Have A National Agenda, Not A Preferred Candidate- Obasanjo
AFNews Reporter
Aug 29, 2022
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked rumors that he has a preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election.
Obasanjo said this during a visit to former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar at the uphill in Manna, Niger State on Sunday.
According to the elder statesman, he has a national agenda, and not a preferred candidate.
"I don't have a special candidate,ÔÇØ he said. "I have a national agendaÔÇØ.
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Continuing, he said: "I have come to see my brother who was a bit indisposed and when he was abroad I had wanted to visit him, and the day I arrived in London to visit him was the day he left.ÔÇØ
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The statesmen earlier had a closed-door meeting which lasted for about 30 minutes.
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Obasanjo in recent times has had series of meeting with notable personalities and politicians including the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu at his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence.
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He also me with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi in London, UK.
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Although the details of the meetings were not disclosed but Wike had re-echoed Obasanjo's positions after the meeting.
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His words: "What we are talking about is for the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. It is not a parochial thing - being centered on a person or group of persons,ÔÇØ
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"We believe that what is going on will be in the interest of Nigerians at the end of the day. Consultation is still ongoing. Nothing we have said now has been concretized. Discussions are going on.ÔÇØ
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— AFNews Reporter