Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde paid separate visits to former military president Ibrahim Babangida in Minna, with Abubakar dismissing any link to the 2027 presidential race.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday paid separate visits to former military president Ibrahim Babangida at his residence in Minna, Niger State, holding closed-door and joint discussions with the elder statesman, although the agenda of the meetings was not disclosed.
Abubakar arrived at Babangida’s residence shortly after 1 pm and went into a private meeting, while Makinde joined later at about 2:10 pm. Speaking with journalists afterwards, the former vice-president said his visit was focused on strengthening the African Democratic Congress (ADC) structures in Niger State and was not connected to the 2027 presidential election.
“I am a member of ADC, and we are busy trying to ensure that our structures are firmly rooted from the ward to the local to the state up to the national level,” he said. “We are busy mobilising people and registering people at the same time. This is not the first time I am coming to see Babangida. I am here to pay my respect. The issue of contesting in the 2027 election did not arise.” Abubakar also urged opposition parties to unite against the senate’s preference for manual transmission of election results and to continue pressing for full electronic reforms.
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