Atiku visits Buhari days after meeting Babangida, Abdulsalami
By Jeffrey Agbo
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar paid a visit on Saturday to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
This came days after the nation’s former number two citizen visited ex-Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in Minna, Niger State.
Atiku also visited the residence of the former Kaduna State Governor, the late Lawal Kaita, the palaces of the Emirs of Daura and Katsina, Umar Farouk Umar and Abdulmumini Kabir Usman.
Among those who joined Atiku in visiting Buhari were the former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal; former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Mustapha Inuwa; and former National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Ibrahim Tsauri.
The former Vice President spoke with journalists at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina. He said he only paid Sallah homage to Buhari.
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He said: “First of all, I paid Sallah homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Farouk Umar.
“Secondly, I came to Katsina on a condolence visit to the Emir of Katsina over the death of his son, and the wife of the late Lawal Kaita. This is the reason why I came to Katsina.”
The visits have increased speculations that Atiku is preparing grounds to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Meanwhile, Atiku assured the Katsina PDP chapter that the crisis plaguing the state and others would be resolved by the state congresses expected to commence next week.
“There will soon be congresses. So, people will elect who they want,” he said.