Obidients To Jonathan: Support Obi For President

The National Coordinator of the Obidients Movement Dr Yunusa Tanko has appealed to Goodluck Jonathan, a former president to shelve his reported presidential ambition, and support Peter Obi for the 2027 presidency.

Dr Yunusa made the appeal on the heels of the closed door meeting between Jonathan and Obi in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday.

According to him, Jonatha should remain as the statesman he’s and support Obi, because the two leaders have been ‘friends” for a long time.

Tanko: “They have been friends for a long time. The meeting was for them to fraternise and discuss how to rescue Nigeria. But for us in the Obidient Movement, it would be great if Jonathan remains the respected statesman he is known for. He has done his best as President, he is respected, and this is the time for him to support his brother,” Tanko said

Both leaders met amid suggestions about President Jonathan’s 2027 presidential ambition. The former leader has yet to speak on the issue, but his close associates said he’s still undecided on whether to throw his hat in the ring.

Sources also said Jonathan  is consulting with some leaders in the country as pressure continues to mount on him from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to run for the nation’s highest office in two years time.

1. The magazine reported that he recently met with former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, in his Minna, Niger state Hilltop home, even though the two former president did not make their discussion public.

The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, and Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed recently disclosed that he will step down for Jonathan if he’s ready to vie for the position of President and Commander-in-Chief.

Meanwhile, Obi has disclosed that the meeting he had with Jonathan was about how to move the nation forward.

“Today in Abuja, I met with my very dear elder brother, statesman, and leader, former President Goodluck Jonathan,” Obi wrote. “We had a fruitful closed-door meeting and discussed the state of our dear nation.,” he shared on his verified X handle on Thursday few hours after the meeting.