Obi-Jonathan meeting not about politics – Aide

Obi and Jonathan

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, has dismissed claims that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi’s recent meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja was to seek political backing ahead of the 2027 elections.

Barely 48 hours after Obi held a closed-door meeting with Jonathan, Tanko clarified that the parley was not politically motivated but centred on national issues.

“The relationship between Obi and Jonathan has been going on for a very long time. So it has nothing to do with the continuous engagement that they have. It’s about the country,” Tanko said in an interview with Saturday PUNCH.

The meeting, which Obi described as “fruitful” and focused on “the state of our dear nation,” had fuelled fresh speculations about possible political realignments ahead of the 2027 polls. Punch