Politics
2019: Atiku visits Jonathan in Bayelsa
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday visited immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan in his Bayelsa State home.
Though details of their meeting are yet to be known, speculations are that the meeting may not be unconnected with Atiku’s consultation for his presidential ambition in 2019.
Atiku, who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2017, is among those aspiring for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket.
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Among those he will be contesting the party ticket with include the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and a former PDP national chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
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