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2023: Atiku, Okowa meet Jonathan in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night in Abuja.
The meeting between Atiku and Jonathan took place about three months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met the former Nigerian leader on his 2023 presidential aspiration.
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Tinubu met with the former president at his Abuja residence on August 30.
Atiku confirmed his meeting with Jonathan on his Twitter handle on Friday.
He wrote: “Last night, I led a delegation alongside my vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on a courtesy visit to former president Goodluck Jonathan, at his residence in Abuja.”
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