2023: Obasanjo Dashes Hope Of Presidential Candidates, Says He Has No Special Candidate

By Akinwale Kasali

For weeks, the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State, home of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has been a Mecca of sorts for Presidential Candidates ahead of the 2023 Elections.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, recently visited and consulted the Owu, Ogun State born former Military President, as regards his Presidential Aspirations. And so did the others.

A few days ago in London, he led the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to a meeting with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his allies which include State Governors and other high profile PDP stakeholders. Wike and Camp are rebelling against the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the PDP Leadership.

But Obasanjo has dashed the hope of all the candidates. He says he has no preferred candidate among those contesting the 2023 presidential election.

Obasanjo, who stated this in Minna on Sunday when he paid former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar a visit, over the laters recent ill-health, said he only has a national agenda, not a preferred candidate.

“I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national agenda.”

“I came to see my brother who has been a little indisposed. I had plans to visit him when he was still in London, but the day I arrived London was the day he returned home.

“So that is why I decided to come and see him at home. He is very special so I had to come.

He also said that “if there is anyone who is indisposed, I will visit and I am still strong.”

The former President who was in a closed door meeting with Abdulsaami arrived at 12:30 and left at 1:13pm.