Leaders
of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress will today,
Saturday, December 21, visit former President, Olusegun Obasanjo at his
Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A top member of the party told
Punch that leaders of the party, including some of its governors will
today, meet Obasanjo at his home in Ota, Ogun State.
Recall that the APC was at the residence of a former Vice-President,
Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday as part of its efforts to win more political
players in the party ahead of 2015. Former Head of State and a chieftain
of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, who led the delegation disclosed
that the next stop of the party’s leadership in its visits to notable
Nigerians would be Obasanjo’s residence.Buhari hinted that APC will meet Obasanjo and explain to him the reason for the formation of the party. A member of the party noted that the team to Obasanjo will comprise of selected leaders of the party and some governors.
“The visit will happen tomorrow. Selected leaders of APC will visit Obasanjo tomorrow. Some APC governors will also be there,” he said
He however failed to give names of the APC leaders, who will be part of the delegation, but said that it would include largely the same set of the party leaders that visited other former Heads of State, such as Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Apart from the Interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, other leaders such as former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu are expected to be part of the delegation to Obasanjo.
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