Tuesday, January 13, 2015

WHAT DID OBJ TELL TEAM BUHARI WHEN THEY VISITED HIM? : Revealed: What Obasanjo told Buhari, APC leaders today in Abeokuta


All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidateGeneral Muhammadu Buhari visited former president of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun statecapital. Buhari was in company of his running mate, Yemi Osinbajo.The former head of state disclosed that he visited the former president to solicit hissupport and blessing as he goes on with hispresidential ambition.“I have come with my running mate, who is also your son from Ogun to solicit your support and blessingsin our journey. You know this country far better than any other person and we believethat with your wealth of experience and support, APC will do more better than what this governmentis doing.“The issue of insecurity, unemployment, economic slide, corruption and otherswill be tackled with all sincerity and we promise to move this country to what you dreamt it will be,” Buhari said.In his response, OBJ as Obasanjo is fondly called praised the former Head of State and wished him well inhis presidential journey but did not endorse him categorically.“Let me say that for those of you that are campaigning all over, it is better you tell thepeople what you will do for them, campaign based on issues and not on frivolity or abusive languages. Every party has its good and bad, which you always use to campaign against yourselves but when government is formed, we must all come together for thebetterment of the country,” Obasanjo advised.Some of the APC leaders that accompanied them were national chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Barnabas Gemade, Audu Ogbe, Sen. Bukola Saraki among others.As at the time of filling this report, the APC presidential train was on its way to Ikenne, the hometownof Yemi Osinbajo, where they will pay a courtesy visit to the matriarch of Awolowo dynasty, Mama HID Awolowo.Buhari will from there move to Ijebu Ode to visit the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona before returning to Abeokuta where a mammoth crowd is waiting to welcome the man, they refer toas Mr CHANGE at the MKO Abiola stadium.

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