The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election Atiku Abubakar on Saturday visited immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State.
Atiku who was accompanied by the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal alongside other PDP stakeholders was seen in a viral having a closed-door meeting in the home of the former president.
Atiku’s visit to Buhari was coming barely three days after he paid a similar visit to former Military President Ibrahim Babangida and former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, at their respective residences in Niger State.
Announcing the earlier visits in a post on X, Atiku had said, “Today, I paid Sallah homage to former Heads of State Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and Gen. Abdusalami at their residences in Minna, Niger State.”
The visits have heightened speculations that Atiku is preparing grounds to contest the 2027 presidential election.
In May, Atiku had vowed to continue contesting for the presidency as long as he’s healthy.
He made the declaration amid moves to form a coalition with his counterpart from Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, and other political parties.
Atiku is a former vice president of Nigeria, serving in that position between 1999 to 2003.