Tambuwal Begins 2023 Consultations With Obasanjo

Emmanuel Adigwe

Against the background of his enlistment as a major contender for the 2023 presidential election, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo with insinuations that he had kicked off former consultations on the project.

Governor Tambuwal rounding up the visit described the former President as a statesman who is very relevant for consultations concerning national politics and issues affecting the country.

Tambuwal spoke when he visited Dr. Obasanjo at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State adding that there are still lot of things Nigerians need to learn from the former president.

A statement on Saturday issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the former president, Kehinde Akinyemi, disclosed that Tambuwal met with Obasanjo behind closed doors.

After the meeting, Tambuwal disclosed that he had an eventful meeting with the former president saying that he was happy that despite the presence of COVID-19, the former president was healthy and strong.

He said: “You know Baba is our leader and statesman. And it is always good for us to come around to see how he is doing, pay homage and consult him on very many issues of governance.

“That is why we have come this afternoon. And we brought him the greetings and felicitations of the good people of Sokoto State. “We shall continue to learn from him, drink from his wealth of experience and fountain of his knowledge and wisdom on issues of governance and challenges of today. We pray that God Almighty shall continue to give him good health as I have met him today, and may he and all of us survive this COVID-19 pandemic.”

Tambuwal is one of a handful of potential presidential aspirants from the North aiming to vie for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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