According to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo he has no preferred candidate among those contesting the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.
The former president made this known on Sunday in Minna when he paid a courtesy visit to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar a visit.
According to him, he only had a national agenda not a preferred candidate.
In his words:
“I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national agenda.”
Obasanjo also said he was in Minna primarily to visit Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar (Rtd) the former Head of State who had been indisposed.
Obasanjo continued, “I came to see my brother who has been a little indisposed. I had plans to visit him when he was still in London, but the day I arrived London was the day he returned home.”
“So that is why I decided to come and see him at home. He is very special so I had to come.”
He added, “If there is anyone who is indisposed, I will visit and I am still strong.”
After briefing the press, the former President held a close door meeting with Abdulsalami. He arrived at Abdulsalam Abubakar’s residence at 12:30 and left at 1:13pm.
Clariform reports that Obasanjo also stopped by to visit former president, Ibrahim Babangida and they held a closed-door meeting.
