The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday night visited former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.
The meeting which was held behind doors is part of plans by Tinubu to gather support from political leaders of the geo-political regions across Nigeria and to improve his chances of winning the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu was accompanied by his running mate, Senator Kashim Shetimma, led a delegation of five APC governors. They included the Governor of Plateau State and Director-General of his Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Lalong; his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun; Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawale; Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Tinubu’s meeting with Jonathan was coming on the heels of his visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta.
Though details of their meeting were sketchy, it is believed to be in connection with Tinubu and the coming 2023 elections.