The All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate,General
Muhammed Buhari Tuesday morning met with Nigeria’s former
President,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop residence in
Abeokuta,the Ogun State capital.
Buhari, visited Obasanjo, alongside his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
The
former Head of State said that he came to solicit Obasanjo’s support
and blessing as he goes on in his presidential ambition.
According
to him,”I have come with my running mate,who is also your son from Ogun
to solicit for your support and blessing 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 matter,corruption and others will be
tackled with all sincerity and we promisd to move this country to what
you dreamt of about Nigeria,”Buhari said.
In his response,Obasanjo praised the former Head of State and wished him well in his presidential journey.
“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 were in
the entourage include the National Chairman of the APC,Chief John Odigie
Oyegun, the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator
Barnabas Gemade, Chief Audu Ogbe,Senator Bukola Saraki among others.
The APC presidential train will also visit Ikenne and and ijebu-Ode, and then return to Abeokuta for the rally.
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