The leadership of the All Progressives Congress is to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain the reason behind the formation of the party.
A former Head of State and a leader of the party, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), stated this in an interview with journalists at the residence of a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said the leadership of the party had been visiting other notable Nigerians and that the time had come for it to also pay a visit to Obasanjo.
He said, ”We have been visiting others like the G-7 governors; we have all visited former heads of state, and we intend to visit former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, any time he is available to ask for understanding and brief him on why we formed the APC.”
He said he was happy with the discussion the leadership of the party had with Atiku, who he said had promised to discuss with his supporters and political associates before taking a decision on whether to defect from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the APC or not.
“I think Atiku has spoken to you about what we discussed with him now, but he said he will get back to us later,” Buhari added.
At a meeting with the former Vice President, Atiku told his guests that he would consult with his stakeholders and consider the invitation by the leaders of the party to join the party, just as he threw his weight behind two party systems in the country.
“I have given them an indication that I will call a meeting of all my stakeholders across the country and we will take a decision and tell the press,” he said
The leaders of the APC, led by its Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, had visited the Abuja residence of the Turakin Adamawa and asked him to defect to the opposition party.
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