Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, met with former president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja as part of ongoing preparations for the 2023 elections.
Along with Kashim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate, the governors of Kwara State, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, and Plateau State were also present. Simon Lalong, the director general of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organization,
A source in Tinubu’s camp told our correspondent that the visit was an extension of the APC national leader’s consultation with key political stakeholders ahead of the 2023 presidential election, even if specifics of their meeting were not made public.
“No one should be shocked by his visit to Jonathan. Tinubu has no political animosities toward anyone, whether they are party members or members of the opposition, he claimed.
The source added that the former president was delighted to see them and willing to discuss with them over the ambition of the APC presidential candidate.
After visiting former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta earlier, Tinubu had a private meeting with Jonathan.
In the meantime, the APC’s National Working Committee on Tuesday shot off rumours that Tinubu and Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s national chairman, are at odds over his selection of Lalong and Festus Keyamo as director general and spokesperson for the party’s presidential campaign.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the party’s secretariat, Nze Duru, the deputy national organising secretary, shot down the rumour that Adamu and the presidential candidate were at odds.
There is no power struggle over positions, he declared. Nothing like that has occurred. The candidate and the party are cooperating. However, it is crucial to note that we concurred on the DG and spokesman.
The structures at the zones will be under the governors’ jurisdiction. No one can be barred from the celebration, and it won’t even do that. A welcoming and inclusive campaign council will be in place. There isn’t any conflict anyplace. More significantly, the party chairman supported the DG and spokesman positions.
