Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has led the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee and Strategy to meet ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo.
It was gathered Saraki, who is the chair of the committee, alongside the committee’s members arrived at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at about 12:12 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sources told Newsflash that the meeting is aimed at ensuring the former president endorse the candidate of the PDP in 2023.
Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s media aide uploaded the photo of his principal with the former Senate president as they exchanged pleasantries.
Immediately after his arrival, Saraki who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s reconciliation committee went into a closed-door session with Obasanjo at his Pent House.
According to the media aide, members of Saraki’s team include PDP chieftains such as Ibrahim Shehu Shema, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo, Liyel Imoke, Mulikat Akande Adeola, and Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
Mr Obasanjo, who was president on the platform of the PDP between 1999 and 2007, tore his membership card publicly in the buildup to the 2015 elections.
He later supported President Muhammadu Buhari against ex-President Goodluck Jonathan who eventually lost the election.
Mr Saraki also played a part in Mr Jonathan’s defeat.
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