Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Friday met with former President Muhammadu Buhari.
They met with Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State.
This was disclosed by a staunch supporter of El-Rufai, Imran Wakili via a post on X.
He wrote: “Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, together with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Aminu Tambuwal, and other dignitaries, visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence.
“El-Rufai’s endless respect for Buhari is priceless, even with the best effort of Garba Shehu.”
Meanwhile, Atiku, El-Rufai, and Tambuwal had stormed Kaduna State to meet with opposition leaders in the state.
Atiku, El-Rufai, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had formed a coalition with the aim of removing President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027.
Atiku announced the formation of the coalition during a press conference by a group known as Concerned Leaders and Political Stakeholders in Nigeria.
Following the announcement, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewale Adebayo, said .
He said if Atiku, Obi and other prominent politicians willing to join SDP can stick to the party's culture, they would defeat and retire Tinubu and the APC.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima said El-Rufai was Atiku's placeholder in the SDP should the PDP deny him its presidential ticket.
