The meeting will come less than 48hours after Obasanjo made a surprise appearance at the wedding service of Jonathan’s foster daughter, Inebharapu, at the National Christian Centre, Abuja.
Obasanjo and Jonathan have not been seen together in public events lately, especially since the public presentation of his book, My Watch, which is very critical of President Jonathan.
The former President had last Monday said Nigeria was facing economic problems due to the failure of the present administration to plan for a rainy day. Continue...
He told eminent women leaders from the South-West, who visited him at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, that the nation’s reserves which as of 2007 stood at $67bn had been depleted by the Federal Government.
PUNCH reported that Jonathan would use the opportunity of his visit to Abeokuta for his campaign rally to visit Obasanjo who had withdrawn from active participation in the activities of the PDP.
A top official who is aware of the arrangement told PUNCH that Jonathan had been scheduled to visit the former president. “I don’t have the details, but I can inform you authoritatively that the two of them are scheduled to meet tomorrow,” he said.
Jonathan may use the opportunity of the meeting to appeal to Obasanjo to have a rethink on his (Jonathan’s) bid for re-election in February.
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