President David Mark held a separate closed door meeting with
Obasanjo.
The aim of the meeting is to discuss on how the nation will move
forward and how Obasanjo's boys will hold a top place in Nigeria.
According to Punch, The meetings were held at Obasanjo's Hilltop
residence in Abeokuta.
Both Mark and Tinubu said the issues discussed bordered on the state
of the nation.
Tinubu came ahead of Mark. Emerging from the venue of the meeting, he
said he had discussion with Obasanjo on "some of his former boys" who
would vie for elective positions in the 2015 general elections,
especially the Presidency.
He said, "We are here to pay homage to our former President and
discuss with him because he has a number of influences in the
political sphere.
"We need to talk to find out his thinking about Nigeria and the
future. We need to seek his observation on some of his former boys who
are running for Presidency in our party."
He, however, said there was nothing worth celebrating about Nigeria's
54th independence anniversary since the country remained "an invalid
baby in incubator."
Mark who arrived the Hilltop residence at about 2.0pm left around 3.45pm.
He also described Obasanjo as the father of the nation with a wealth
of experience.
The Senate President told journalists after the meeting that he had
come with his team, including Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel
Uduaghan; the Peoples Democratic Party Women Leader, Mrs. Josephine
Anenih; and Senator Polycarp Nwite, among others to discuss with the
former President and raise some basic issues that affect both the
party and the nation.
He said, "We discussed issues that will move Nigeria forward because
Chief Obasanjo's love for Nigeria is unquantifiable. So, we had a good
discussion with him."
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