Jonathan Visits Obasanjo in OTA, are we think about 2015 ?

Ahead of the 2015 presidential battle, President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, moved to re-connect with his estranged godfather and former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for a smooth-sail in the coming election.

Jonathan visited Chief Obasanjo at his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and met with him behind closed doors for about two hours.

However, shortly after the president left, four northern governors opposed to his re-election bid also paid the former president a visit.

Jonathan’s visit was coming as recent media reports suggested that efforts were being led by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, to ensure that any lingering misunderstanding between Jonathan and Obasanjo were laid to rest before the commencement of electioneering activities.

Obasanjo had in May similarly visited the President in his Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Villa during the Special Summit of African Heads of State and Government and 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU).

Amidst heavy security, the president arrived the ancient capital city in a chopper and was driven straight to Obasanjo’s residence at about 11:52 a.m. Journalists were not allowed to cover the meeting and were not briefed when it ended.

President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in his residence in Owu, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

He told newsmen that although he was in Abeokuta to pay condolence visit to his Special Adviser, Reuben Abati whose mother was buried on Friday, he could not have come to the Ogun State capital where the former president resides, and not pay him a visit.

Coming to Abeokuta and not visiting Obasanjo, he said, would have make some people speculate that there was a problem between them.

He said: “It is true we saw President Obasanjo in his house because we came here to Abeokuta to commiserate with Abati who buried his mother yesterday. And knowing that Abati’s house is at the backyard of Obasanjo’s house, it will not be good if we come and not visit him.”

“Even the man himself will not be happy if we don’t visit him. I am like a son to Obasanjo,” he added.