13th January, 2015
Abiodun Onafuye
Abeokuta – The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari visited former president of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Buhari was in company of his running mate, Yemi Osinbajo.
The former head of state disclosed that he visited the former president to solicit his support and blessing as he goes on with his presidential ambition.
“I have come with my running mate, who is also your son from Ogun to solicit your support and blessings in our journey. You know this country far better than any other person and we believe that with your wealth of experience and support, APC will do more better than what this government is doing.
“The issue of insecurity, unemployment, economic slide, corruption and others will 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 in his 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 the people 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 the betterment 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 hometown of 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 to as Mr CHANGE at the MKO Abiola stadium.