Former House Speaker, now Governor of Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Pent House in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The meeting, which started at about 2.30 p.m., was held behind closed door, ended about an hour later.
The Special Assistant to President Obasanjo on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, confirmed Tambuwal’s visit in a statement, titled: Obasanjo Still Relevant For Consultations On Issues Of Governance And Challenges.
The statement titled, “Obasanjo Still Relevant For Consultations On Issues Of Governance And Challenges’, described the visit by Tambuwal as an unscheduled one.
The statement, which revealed that the governor’s visit was not scheduled, said: “After about an hour meeting behind closed doors with Obasanjo, the governor hinted that they had a successful parley and he was happy that the elder statesman was in high spirits despite the Covid-19 pandemic atmosphere.”
Akinyemi quoted the Sokoto Governor as saying, “Baba is our leader and statesman. And it is always good for us to come around to see how he is doing, pay homage and consult him on very many issues of governance. That is why we have come this afternoon. And, we brought him the greetings and felicitations of the good people of Sokoto State.
“We shall continue to learn from him, drink from his wealth of experience and fountain of his knowledge and wisdom on issues of governance and challenges of today. We prayed that God Almighty shall continue to give him good health as I have met him today, and may he and all of us survive this Covid-19 pandemic.”
