The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan at his Yenagoa residence in Bayelsa State.
Obi and Jonathan, as of the time of this report on Friday evening, were in a meeting behind closed doors amid the LP candidate’s presidential campaign ahead of the 2023 elections.
According to Jonathan, Nigeria is extremely divided. He told Obi that if he wins, his first task must be to unite Nigeria.
The former president also commended the presidential candidate for taking the bold step to contest the elections next year outside the two major parties. Obi was accompanied by his running mate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, and party stalwarts.
Although details of their discussion had not emerged at the time of filing this report, it is worthy that Obi has so far received the support of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. On September 26, he held a meeting with the 85-year-old statesman.
Again, on October 14, Obasanjo got Nigerians talking after he was spotted offering his seat to the LP candidate at a public event. In the viral video, the former president could be seen calling up Obi – who was sitting at table nine – and leading him to table number one, which elicited applause from the audience.
As he stepped forward to take the former governor of Anambra State by the hand from his initial seat, Obasanjo could be heard saying: “In the presence of Nigerians.” After leading Obi to table one, he declared: “My job is done.”
In September, the LP candidate alongside his running mate, visited former military presidents, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) and General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), and they were well received.
“It was a pleasure and honour for me and my running mate, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, to be hosted by Nigeria’s military president, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, GCFR, at his home in Minna today,” Obi said in a Facebook post.
