I had the opportunity to pay a post-Sallah visit to His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2015-2023
Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, visited Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s immediate past president, at his Kaduna residence on Friday for what he described as a post-Sallah visit.
A number of prominent figures, including Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, who had previously served as governor of Benue State, former Adamawa State governor Jibrilla Bindow, and former Sokoto State governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, accompanied the opposition leader on the visit.
Atiku revealed the visit on his social media accounts and gushed about his delightful time with Buhari, the former president.
Atiku Wrote, “As the Waziri Adamawa, I was obligated to be in Adamawa during the Sallah celebrations. I held forth for the Lamido Fombina (Adamawa) in some of the activities of the Sallah celebrations.
“Today, I had the opportunity to pay a post-Sallah visit to His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2015-2023.
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“It was a wonderful time with him. As usual, he cracked me up (to the extent that my ribs were hurting) with his peculiar humour.”
On the other hand, several internet users saw the change as yet another attempt at reorganization of political parties in the run-up to the 2027 election.
On Monday, a delegation of APC governors paid a visit to the residence of former president Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna. The visit was organized by the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
After a private meeting with Buhari, the forum’s chairman, Hope Uzodinma, told reporters that the group’s visit demonstrated the APC’s strength and togetherness.
He stated that following the festivals of Ramadan, Lent, and Eid-el-Fitr, they felt it was imperative to pay honor to the former president who had represented the APC for eight years.