The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has stated that his visit to former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, was to seek his invaluable advice and words of wisdom.
The former Anambra State governor disclosed this in a post on his X account on Thursday.
Providing details of the meeting, Obi revealed that the visit to the elder statesman at his residence in Minna, Niger State, offered him the opportunity to exchange thoughts on national issues with Babangida.
Describing Babangida as a father figure, Obi added that he also used the occasion to wish him a happy New Year.
Captioning a picture taken with the former military leader, he wrote, “From Jigawa state, I travelled to Minna, Niger State to pay a visit to a father figure, elder statesman and leader, the former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, at his residence in Minna, Niger State. The visit was an opportunity to wish him a happy New Year and to exchange thoughts on national issues.
“General Babangida’s wisdom and perspectives remain very important and I always deeply appreciate the chance to visit him and listen to his invaluable advice and words of wisdom. A new Nigeria is POssible.”
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