Prof. Ango Abdullahi, the Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has led some northern elders to meet with former President Olusegun in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The northern elders met the former president behind closed doors on Tuesday evening to discuss issues affecting Nigeria.
The elders include the Chairman, CNG Board of Trustees (BOT), Nastura Ashir Shariff; and the Director, CNG Action and Mobilization, Aminu Adam.
Speaking after the two-hour meeting, Abdullahi said: “I don’t want to stay away from him for so many months or years without seeing him, especially at this period.
“So, I’m visiting him to say hello and get a briefing from him on how he feels about the nation. We also briefed him on how we feel about the nation. We compared some notes and we agreed on some grounds.”
Professor Abdullahi disclosed that Obasanjo was on the same page with the northerners on the issues raised.
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“Yes. We are on the same page and Insha Allah it shall be well.” he said.
He stated further, “We have been having challenges and we have been talking on this. You are in the media and you know what we have been saying about the situation in the country. Things are not good enough and as we head for 2023, we hope to be strategising for the good of the nation.”
