Barring any last minute change in plan, President Goodluck Jonathan will
on Monday (today), visit former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta,
Ogun State residence.
The meeting will come less than 48hours after Obasanjo made a surprise
appearance at the wedding service of Jonathan’s foster daughter, Inebharapu, at
the National Christian Centre, Abuja.
Obasanjo and Jonathan have not been seen together in public events
lately, especially since the public presentation of his book, My Watch,
which is critical of the President among others.
The former President had last Monday said Nigeria was facing economic
problems due to the failure of the present administration to plan for a rainy
day.
He told eminent women leaders from the South-West, who visited him at
his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, that the nation’s reserves which
as of 2007 stood at $67bn had been depleted by the Federal Government.
It was learnt on Sunday that Jonathan would use the opportunity of his
visit to Abeokuta for his campaign rally to visit Obasanjo who had withdrawn
from active participation in the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party.
A top government official who is aware of the arrangement said that
Jonathan had been scheduled to visit the former president.
He however said he did not have the details of whether the meeting would
hold before the rally or after.
“I don’t have the details, but I can inform you authoritatively that the
two of them are scheduled to meet tomorrow,” he said.
Jonathan may use the opportunity of the meeting to appeal to Obasanjo to
have a rethink on his (Jonathan’s) bid for re-election in February
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