Daura, Katsina state—Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, met with Dr Dikko Umar Radda, the governor of Katsina state, on Saturday, June 22.
According to AbdulRasheed Shehu, Atiku’s special assistant on broadcast media, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain met with Governor Radda, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the palace of the Emir of Daura.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Atiku said he visited the former president at his Daura residence on Saturday to pay Sallah homage.
The visit has, however, sparked further speculation about his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku’s meeting with Governor Radda, an APC governor, may have further fuelled the political speculations.
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In a related development, Atiku, on Wednesday, June 19, visited former Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger state, where he paid Sallah homage to the former leaders.
The meetings have sparked reactions from Nigerians, with some seeing it as a move by Atiku to form alliances ahead of the 2027 election.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
