Sheriff told journalists that his visit to Obasanjo was entirely “private”, adding that he only came to see how the former President was doing.
By Jeffrey Agbo
A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, paid a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Thursday.
The pair held talks behind closed doors for half an hour.
The meeting was held at the private residence of the former president inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL).
Speaking with journalists after the meeting with Obasanjo, Sheriff said it was a “private” visit.
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Sheriff added, “My coming here is for a pure private meeting. Baba Obasanjo is an elder statesman and I, being a younger one, it is important that from time to time, I come and greet my father, discuss with him and go back.
“You know, if Nigeria were a private company, Obasanjo would have been the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. So I have come for consultation and private chat.”
On the forthcoming 2023 general elections, Sheriff, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), simply said: “I want my party to win.”
The vice-presidential candidate of the APC, Kashim Shettima, was a commissoner in Sheriff’s administration when the latter was governor of Borno State from 2003 to 2011.