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Obasanjo denies endorsing any presidential candidate as he visits Abdulsalam

TUNDE BOLAJI – MINNA.Former Nigeria’s President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has  said that he does not have a special candidate in the forthcoming Presidential election but that he only has a national agenda.Obasanjo made this statement when he paid a visit to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in Minna.Chief Obasanjo who was responding to question by Journalists said what he is doing is a national agenda.Accordingly, he said “I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national agenda”.In his words, “I have come to see my brother who was a bit indisposed and when he was abroad I had wanted to visit him, and the day I arrived in London to visit him was the day he left.”So I said, well since I could not see him in London, I will come to see him in Nigeria. And so, that is what I have come to do.”He is special in a way and he was indisposed, so I had to come and see him. If there is anybody again who is special and indisposed that I have to see, I will see him. I am still strong enough”.The duo had earlier had a closed door meeting which lasted for 30 minutesThe former President who was in a close meeting with Abdulsaam arrived at 12:30 and left at 1:13pm.

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