Eid-El-Kabir: Ex-President Obasanjo visits Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
Obasanjo and Tinubu are known to belong to different political affiliations, despite coming from the same Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu on Monday.
The meeting was announced by the First Lady’s media aide, Busola Kukoyi.
Sharing photos of the two, Kukoyi wrote: “Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, after receiving the Former President who came to felicitate on the Sallah Celebration on Monday, 17th June.”
This meeting comes just 48 hours after Obasanjo was seen in a trending video wearing a cap with President Bola Tinubu’s insignia at an event attended by some African dignitaries.
Obasanjo and Tinubu are known to belong to different political affiliations, despite coming from the same Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
During the 2023 presidential election, the former President supported the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Before the election, Tinubu had visited Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, seeking an endorsement, but the former President opted for Obi.
The former President had criticized the Tinubu administration’s handling of its ongoing reforms and the coup d’état in Niger Republic.
