Although the former Vice President has not officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election, he has commenced consultation.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday morning stormed the residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over his presidential bid in 2023.
Atiku, a Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in 2019, arrived the penthouse residence located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, around 10:00am and went straight into a meeting with Obasanjo.
Although the former Vice President has not officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election, he has commenced consultation.
He was Obasanjo’s vice during his reign between 1999 and 2007.
He had vied for the presidential seat in 2007, 2011 and 2019.
Daily Trust reports that Atiku alongside his aides stormed Abeokuta on Friday ahead of the Saturday’s consultation.
Apart from meeting Obasanjo, Atiku and PDP are expected to meet the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.