Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections,and former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with the former President , Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, Nigeria.
Obi disclosed the meeting in a post on his official X handle on Thursday. He described Jonathan as his ”elder brother, a statesman, and leader”.
He said they had a fruitful meeting and discussed the state of the nation.
Pix: Obi(L) Jonathan ( R)
“Today in Abuja, I met with my very dear elder brother, statesman, and leader, former President Goodluck Jonathan. We had a fruitful closed-door meeting and discussed the state of our dear nation,” Obi wrote.
Although details of the meeting were not made public, the development comes amid ongoing conversations about Nigeria’s political direction and the state of governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Jonathan, who led Nigeria between 2010 and 2015, has in recent years positioned himself as a mediator in national and continental issues, particularly in conflict resolution and democratic strengthening efforts across Africa.
Obi, on his part, has continued to engage stakeholders following his strong showing in the 2023 elections, where he came third behind Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The meeting iwas one of the latest in Obi’s series of consultations with key political figures .
Author: Maureen Ikpeama